The 187-metre Cairo Tower, also known as Borg al-Qahira, rises majestically above Gezira Island. A viewing room equipped with telescopes on the 14th floor provides breathtaking views of the city, desert and Pyramids, Zamalek, Shubra and the Nile Delta.
Built in the late 1950s with the help of the former Soviet Union, the tower features a curious blend of Pharaonic and Socialist details, shaped in the form of a latticework tube that resembles a lotus plant.