Cairo Tower

Shebib, Naoum
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Cairo Television Tower
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/114544
Date
1956-1961
Description
View looking up at the tower, showing the partially open latticework design and summit intended to evoke a lotus plant; Cairo Tower is the tallest all-concrete structure in the world (i.e. no steel frames or columns). The design is inspired by the lotus flower. The capsule at the top of the tower contains a revolving restaurant, cafeteria and outdoor public viewing deck. Source: Emporis [website]; http://www.emporis.com/ (accessed 1/18/2008)
Type of Work
office building; skyscraper; broadcasting studio
Subject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), Modernist
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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