Cairo Sights

Cairo Tower

#105 of 408 things to do in Cairo

#1319 of 7381 things to do in Africa

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  • Address
    • Sharia Hadayek al-Zuhreya Gezira
  • Phone
    • 2 2735 7187
  • Price
    • adult/child under 6 E£60/free, video E£20
  • Hours
    • 8am-midnight

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Lonely Planet review for Cairo Tower

North of the Cairo Opera House and Ahly Stadium, the Cairo Tower is the city’s most famous landmark after the Pyramids. Resembling a 185m-high wickerwork tube, the tower was built in 1961 as a thumb to the nose at the Americans, who had given Nasser the money used for its construction to buy US arms. The 360-degree views from the top are clearest in the late morning, after the haze burns off, or late afternoon.

 

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