The unusual tribute paid by a Turkish entrepreneur passionate about rock and heavy metal

Have you ever admired an artist so much that you wanted to pay homage to them in every way possible? Why an entrepreneur Türkiye He did it with his favorite heavy metal band: Metallica.

There are in the Middle Eastern country two adjacent apartments named after millennials’ favorite bands: Nirvana and the Los Angeles band. Above the tall buildings you can see the thrash metal band’s iconic logo in phosphorescent blue letters.

Buildings named after famous American bands

In Mersin, Türkiye There are two adjacent apartment complexes named after famous bands from the United States. The idea of ​​this tribute was Mosbah Dava rock and metal fanatic who has made up his mind pay homage to Metallica.

Both departments have the band’s logos above everything, in well-lit phosphorescent letters to make them stand out. Metallica’s logo is in blue, while Nirvana’s is in yellow.

As the owner of the complex explained to Voice of Turkey: “When I started this building, this construction, I thought of giving it the name Metallica. I like this band, hard rock, speed metal, Megadeth, Def Leppard“.

The 56-year-old emigrated from Syria to Turkey in 2012, and when he decided to name the building after his favorite band, the Nirvana complex was already there by pure chance. As he explained to the Turkish International Service, the construction team was not aware of the existence of the grunge music group.

Drav also confessed to planning christen the nearby structure as Guns N’ Roses. “I will put the logo at the entrance and sign it: ‘Welcome to the jungle.’”