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Cairo Tower : Modern Arts
Its
nice to be up high in Cairo. It gives one a prospective view of this great
city, within's very modern and very ancient districts. Anyone who has stood
atop the Citadel or from the upper floors of some of the taller hotels is aware
of the grand views that Cairo offers.
One
of the best views is from the Cairo Tower,located on Gezira Island (Zemalak)
just north of the Museum of Modern Art (which is also very much worth a visit),
which provides a panoramic vision of Cairo.This 187 meter tall tower, in the
form of a latticework tube that fans out slightly at the top, is said to
imitate a lotus plant, and ranks only fourth among the worlds highest towers.
It is made of granite, the same material often used by the ancient Egyptians,
and is about 45 meters taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza. The whole of
Cairo awaits you at the top of the tower.
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