Cairo Tower
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A 187-metre lotus-shaped TV tower on Zamalek Island, whose top observation deck offers 360-degree views of the Nile and all of Cairo.
Cairo Tower was completed in 1961. Its reinforced concrete shaft is wrapped in a lattice and resembles a budding lotus flower. It is a symbolic building of the Nasser era and was once the tallest building in Africa. The lift goes up to an open observation deck at about 180 m, where you can see high-rises on both banks of the Nile, the minarets of the old city and the Citadel. On clear days, you can make out the Giza pyramids to the southwest. One level below is a revolving restaurant. Foreign adult admission is about EGP 350–500, and it is open roughly 09:00 to midnight. Queues are long around sunset. The tower is at the southern tip of Zamalek Island, about 10 minutes by taxi from Tahrir Square, and can be combined with a felucca ride on the Nile and the cafés of Zamalek.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–00:00
Nearby sights
- Egyptian Museum
- Manial Palace
- Abdeen Palace
- Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
- Mosque of Ibn Tulun
- Gayer-Anderson Museum
- Bab Zuweila
- Al-Rifa'i Mosque