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The Cairo Tower (Egyptian Arabic: برج القاهرة, Borg El-Qāhira) is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m (614 ft), it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing .
Cairo Tower: 187 m (614 ft) 62 1961: Cairo: New Administrative Capital Building C04: 170 m (560 ft) 34 2023 New Administrative Capital: North Edge Tower A: 165 m (541 ...
Cairo Tower at night. The Cairo Tower is a free-standing tower with a revolving restaurant at the top. It is one of Cairo's landmarks and provides a bird's eye view of the city to the restaurant patrons. It stands in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the Nile River, in the city centre.
The Cairo Tower by Naoum Shebib. Naoum Shebib (1915–1985), (or Naoum Chebib,نعوم شبيب) was an Egyptian architect. [1] He is considered one of the 'pioneer Egyptian architects' and a practitioner of Modernist architecture in Egypt.
The Iconic Tower is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt. With a total structural height of almost 400 metres (1,300 ft), it is both the tallest building and the tallest structure in Africa.
Cairo Tower, 187 m (614 ft) Great Pyramid of Giza , built c. 2570 BC, tallest structure until c. 1300, originally 146.5 m (481 ft), currently 138.75 m (455 ft) Red Pyramid of Sneferu , built c. 2600 BC, world's tallest structure until 2570 BC, 105 m (344 ft)
The Cairo Tower, a 187-meter tall observation tower with a lotus-motif design, was built between 1955 and 1961 [99] and designed by Egyptian architect Naoum Shebib. [100] It was the tallest all-concrete structure in the world upon completion [99] and it is the most recognizable symbol of post-1952 Egyptian architecture. [100]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cairo, Egypt ... 1961 – Cairo Tower built. 1963 – Cairo International Airport opens. [15] 1964 ...