Cairo Tower

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  • Address
    Sharia Hadayek al-Zuhreya, Gezira
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  • Phone
    735 7187

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North of the Cairo Opera House and south of the Al-Zuhreya Gardens is the Cairo Tower. Completed in 1961 and resembling a 185m-high wickerwork tube, the tower was apparently built as a thumb to the nose at the Americans, who had given Nasser the money used for its construction to buy US arms. After the Pyramids it's the city's most famous landmark. The 360-degree views from the top are excellent; clearest in the early morning or late afternoon.

There's an expensive revolving restaurant on top serving dodgy-looking food (lunch or dinner plus entrance around £E95 ), as well as a cheaper cafeteria. You might be greeted with quite a long queue at dusk.