Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower (sometimes called: «Tower Island») is a tower located in the Egyptian capital Cairo, was built between 1956 and 1961 of reinforced concrete on the design of a lotus flower Egyptian, designed by architect Naoum Shabib, and is located in the heart of Cairo on the island of Zamalek Nile River . 
Height of up to 187 meters, which is higher than the Great Pyramid in Giza, about 43 meters. There on the top of the Cairo Tower tourist restaurant on a rotating platform rotates manned restaurant to see landmarks Cairo from all sides. 
It is one of the highlights of Cairo, which is located in the area of ​​the island Cairo Tower, which is an architectural masterpiece built by the Egyptians in the form of a lotus flower Pharaonic originally a symbol of civilization, which is the focus of attention of the world tourists. It consists of 16 floors and stands on a base of granite stones Aswani that have already been used by the ancient Egyptians to build their temples and tombs In these days, we 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 take a trip inside the elevator tower to reach the end of 45 seconds to see when you stand on the summit full panorama of Cairo, the pyramids, television building, the Sphinx, the Nile, the Citadel of Saladin, al-Azhar feel and you look in the magnifying glass you are visiting Egypt, all in one moment, it is not this is only but can be for the family to deal with Gdaha in a restaurant tower in the 14th floor and at an altitude of 160 meters there is the restaurant ring, which revolves around the fulcrum to see Cairo with family in the restaurant, which includes 19 table can accommodate all of them to five members, also found in floor 15 cafeteria overhead you can deal with the juices and drinks and enjoy seeing Cairo from the top. 

The entrance to the tower: 
Cairo Tower was built in the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and built costing six million 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 shot him «fork Abdel Nasser», The Egyptians have named it «stop Roosevelt» - not the tallest tower in the world at that time, but comes after the Eiffel Tower - but six million did not fool the eyes of President Abdel Nasser to change his attitude towards 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 still wanted Abdel Nasser to build the building remains note prominent with time knows Egyptians dignity, even if they are in the most need Although the amount carried Hassan Thami, who was at the time the position of Advisor to the President of the Republic and came amount in a bag handed to the president after returning from a visit to the United States, which were not our relationship with them has worsened under the name of helping the heads of friendly states, but rejected Abdel Nasser whatever its name and here he is now visited by Arab tourists, foreigners and Egyptians to remember history. 
Revamped: 

Was renovated Cairo Tower in the work lasted about two years from 2006 to 2008 and renovated by the Egyptian Arab Contractors company commissioned the process of restoration and repair about 15 million pounds, which includes treatment and restoration of concrete tower and add the number 3 innings structures of the metal bottom of the tower restaurant hull tower and the role of other higher entrance The main direct Created emergency ladder and an elevator for visitors and develop the entrance to the tower, as well as finishing the facades of the tower and add new exterior lighting.

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Official site of the Cairo Tower