A panoramic view of a city skyline with a prominent tower on the left, surrounded by low-rise buildings and lush greenery under a clear sky.

Cairo Tower (Egypt)

A testament to Egyptian engineering

Cairo Tower is a 187-metre-high telecommunications tower in Cairo, Egypt. Also known as Borj al-Qahira, it is one of the tallest buildings in Egypt. The tower is located in the Cairo district of Zamalek on the Nile island of Gezira. Cairo Tower was inaugurated in 1961 by the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser; after major renovations, it was reopened in 2009.

The tower was designed by Egyptian architect Naoum Chebib. The design was inspired by the lotus flower. Borj al-Qahira has a concrete core and is covered by around 8 million small lozenge-shaped mosaic tiles.

The top is open to the public and contains a viewing platform, a café, and a revolving restaurant across three levels.

The awe-inspiring structure was made using Portland i-pro cement supplied by Heidelberg Materials Egypt. Its products have been used in the construction of many prestigious national projects in Egypt, such as the Aswan High Dam and Suez Canal Bridge, the Greater Cairo Metro, and the Library of Alexandria.

Project Data

  • Naoum Chebib

    Architect

  • 2009

    Completion

Egypt

A panoramic view of a city skyline with a prominent tower on the left, surrounded by low-rise buildings and lush greenery under a clear sky.

Cairo Tower, Egypt. The awe-inspiring structure was made using Portland i-pro cement supplied by Heidelberg Materials' subsidiary Suez Cement.

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A panoramic view of a city skyline with a prominent tower on the left, surrounded by low-rise buildings and lush greenery under a clear sky.

Cairo Tower, Egypt. The awe-inspiring structure was made using Portland i-pro cement supplied by Heidelberg Materials' subsidiary Suez Cement.

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