Cairo Tower
Tower is located in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, was built between 1956 and 1961 of reinforced concrete on the Egyptian lotus flower design, designed by Noam Shabib, is located in the heart of Cairo on the Nile River island of Zamalek.
Up to 187 meters high, the highest of the Great Pyramid of Giza about 43 meters. There atop the Cairo Tower tourist restaurant on a rotating platform revolves manned the restaurant to see Cairo landmarks from all sides.
The highlight of Cairo, which is located in the island Cairo Tower is an architectural masterpiece built by Egyptians in the form of a lotus flower Pharaonic originally a symbol of civilization, which is the focus of attention of world tourists. And consists of 16 floors and stands on a base of granite stones Aswani already used the ancient Egyptians to build their temples and tombs In these days note the increasing number of tourists who go to visit the tower and climb to the roof, which overlooks the Cairo whole and especially Arab tourists who are increasingly Tuadhm to Egypt in this days and the journey takes inside elevator tower to reach the end 45 seconds to see when you stand on the summit panorama full of compelling, pyramids, television building, the Sphinx, the Nile, the Citadel of Saladin, Azhar feel as you look in the magnifying glass you are visiting Egypt as a whole in a single moment, not This is only but can be for the family to deal with Gdaha in a restaurant tower in 14 floor and the height of 160 m restaurant is circular and which revolves around the fulcrum to see Cairo with your family in the restaurant, which the 19-table that can hold five people, also there on the floor of the 15 cafeteria Overhead can deal with juices and drinks and enjoy seeing Cairo from the top
About Cairo Tower
Cairo Tower was built in the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and cost built 6 million Egyptian pounds at the time the United States has given to Egypt in order to influence its position in favor of the case against the French occupation of Algeria. And this says military historian Jamal Hammad when he was building the tower had names Valomercan named it «thorn Abdel Nasser», The Egyptians have named it «stop Roosevelt» - and was considered the Cairo Tower largest and tallest building when construction in history - but the six million did not fool the eyes of President Nasser to change his attitude towards the Arab issues and refused even to devote to spend on infrastructure in Egypt Despite the need for the country at the time of this amount but wanted Abdel Nasser to build a building remains note prominent with time knows Egyptians dignity and even if they were in the most need
Was
renovated Cairo Tower in the work lasted about two years from 2006 to
2008 and was renovated by the Arab Contractors Company of Egypt and
commissioned the process of restoration and repair about 15 million
pounds and include treatment and restoration concrete tower and add the
number 3 innings metal structures beneath the tower restaurant hull
tower and the role of Last High entrance directly
and Create emergency ladder and elevator for visitors and develop the
entrance to the tower, as well as finishing and facades of the tower and
add new exterior lighting
Photos of Cairo Tower
