List of tallest buildings and structures in Egypt
This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in Egypt.
Tallest structures
[edit]This list ranks Egyptian structures that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.
Structure | Pinnacle height | Floors | Year | City | Notes |
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Iconic Tower | 393.8 m (1,292 ft) | 77 | 2024 | New Administrative Capital | Topped out in August 2021. Completed in 2024. Recently crowned the tallest building in Africa surpassing the Great Mosque of Algiers Tower. It is the tallest free-standing structure in Africa, and the tallest structure overall in North Africa. |
Al-Mahallah Al-Kubra DVB-T/T2 Transmitter | 323 m (1,060 ft) | ? | El-Mahalla El-Kubra | Guyed mast. | |
Nile business city Tower 1[1] | 233 | New administrative capital | the highest vertical city in Africa, and the third tallest tower in Africa | ||
Nile business city Tower 2[2] | 233 | New administrative capital | the highest vertical city in Africa, and the third tallest tower in Africa | ||
Nile business city Tower 3[1] | 233 | New administrative capital | the highest vertical city in Africa, and the third tallest tower in Africa | ||
Nile business city Tower 4[2] | 233 | New administrative capital | the highest vertical city in Africa, and the third tallest tower in Africa | ||
forbes international Tower [3] | 230 | New administrative capital | |||
Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing | 221 m (725 ft) | 1998 | Fifth Shyakha | Electricity pylons. Tallest structure in Suez. Tallest transcontinental structure in the world. | |
Cairo Flagpole[4] | 201.952 m (662.57 ft) | 2021 | New Administrative Capital | Tallest flagpole in the world. | |
infinity Tower[5] | 200 m | 2025 | New Administrative Capital | ||
New Administrative Capital Building D01 | 196 m (643 ft) | 49 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | Tallest residential building in Africa. |
New Administrative Capital C01 | 190 m (620 ft) | 39 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
Cairo Tower | 187 m (614 ft) | 62 | 1961 | Cairo | |
New Administrative Capital Building C04 | 170 m (560 ft) | 34 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
North Edge Tower A | 165 m (541 ft) | 42 | 2022 | New Alamein | |
North Edge Tower B | 165 m (541 ft) | 42 | 2022 | New Alamein | |
North Edge Tower C | 165 m (541 ft) | 42 | 2022 | New Alamein | |
North Edge Tower D | 165 m (541 ft) | 42 | 2022 | New Alamein | |
North Edge Tower E | 165 m (541 ft) | 42 | 2023 | New Alamein | |
New Administrative Capital Building C11 | 160 m (520 ft) | 27 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
New Administrative Capital Building C12 | 160 m (520 ft) | 27 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
New Administrative Capital Building C07 | 155 m (509 ft) | 31 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
New Administrative Capital Building C08 | 155 m (509 ft) | 31 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
Suez Canal Bridge[6] | 154 m (505 ft) | 2001 | El Qantara | Bridge pylons. Tallest structures in Ismailia. | |
New Administrative Capital Building D02 | 150 m (490 ft) | 44 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
New Administrative Capital Building D03 | 150 m (490 ft) | 44 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, Cairo[7] | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 1994 | Cairo | |
El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel[8] | 142 m (466 ft) | 43 | 1996 | Cairo | |
Grand Nile Tower Hotel[9] | 142 m (466 ft) | 41 | 2002 | Cairo | |
Nile City South Tower[10] | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2003 | Cairo | |
Nile City North Tower[11] | 142 m (466 ft) | 34 | 2002 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 18[12] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 17[12] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 16[12] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 15[12] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 14[12] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 13[12] | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | 1985 | Cairo | |
Great Pyramid of Giza | 138.5 m (454 ft) | 2570 BC | Giza | Tallest structure in Giza. Tallest structure in the world from 2570 BC–1311 AD (3881 years). | |
Pyramid of Khafre | 136.4 m (448 ft) | 2570 BC | Giza | ||
The St. Regis Cairo | 136 m (446 ft) | 36 | 2021 | Cairo | |
New Administrative Capital Building D04 | 135 m (443 ft) | 40 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
National Bank of Egypt Tower 1 | 135 m (443 ft) | 33 | 1986 | Cairo | |
National Bank of Egypt Tower 2 | 135 m (443 ft) | 33 | 1986 | Cairo | |
San Stefano Grand Plaza | 135 m (443 ft) | 35 | 2006 | Alexandria | Tallest structure in Alexandria.[13] |
Bank Misr Building | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 1985 | Cairo | |
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza[14] | 127 m (417 ft) | 31 | 1999 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 12[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 11[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 10[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 9[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 8[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 7[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 6[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
El Maadi Residential Tower 5[15] | 122 m (400 ft) | 35 | 1987 | Cairo | |
New Administrative Capital Building D05 | 120 m (390 ft) | 38 | 2023 | New Administrative Capital | |
Ras Ghareb wind turbines[16] | 120 m (390 ft) | 2019 | Ras Ghareb | 125 wind turbines. Tallest structures in the Red Sea Governorate. | |
Lighthouse of Alexandria | 118 m (387 ft) | 4 | 284–246 BC | Alexandria | Tallest tower in the world from 284 BC to 1180 AD. Destroyed for the final time by an earthquake in 1323 AD. |
Residences Roda Island[17] | 118 m (387 ft) | 39 | ?? | Cairo | |
Aswan Dam | 111 m (364 ft) | 1970 | Aswan | Tallest structure in Nubia. | |
Ramses Hilton[18] | 110 m (360 ft) | 36 | 1980 | Cairo | |
Hilton World Trade Center Residences I[19] | 110 m (360 ft) | 32 | ?? | Cairo | |
Semiramis InterContinental Hotel[20] | 107 m (351 ft) | 29 | ?? | Cairo | |
Al Masa Tower 1 | 106 m (348 ft) | 21 | 2021 | New Alamein | |
Al Masa Tower 2 | 106 m (348 ft) | 21 | 2021 | New Alamein | |
Al Masa Tower 3 | 106 m (348 ft) | 21 | 2021 | New Alamein | |
Al Masa Tower 4 | 106 m (348 ft) | 21 | 2021 | New Alamein | |
Al Masa Tower 5 | 106 m (348 ft) | 21 | 2021 | New Alamein | |
Al Masa Tower 6 | 106 m (348 ft) | 21 | 2021 | New Alamein | |
Red Pyramid | 105 m (344 ft) | 2575–2551 BC | Dahshur | Tallest structure in Dahshur. Tallest structure in the world from 2575 to 2570 BC. | |
Bent Pyramid | 104.71 m (343.5 ft) | 2600 BC | Dahshur | Angle of slope decreased during construction to avoid collapse. Tallest structure in the world from 2600 to 2575 BC. | |
Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence[21] | 103 m (338 ft) | 30 | ?? | Cairo | |
Belmont Building[22] | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1954 | Cairo | |
Alexandria City Centre Tower I[23] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 2003 | Alexandria | |
Radio & Television Building[24] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 1957 | Cairo | |
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah Hotel[25] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 1984 | Cairo | |
Conrad International Cairo Hotel[26] | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | 1999 | Cairo | |
The Fairmont Cairo[27] | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2007 | Cairo |
Tallest under construction
[edit]This lists skyscrapers that are under construction, approved or proposed in Egypt and planned to rise over 100 m (328 ft) tall, but are not yet completed structures. As of February 2011[update] there are 27 buildings under construction and many planned.
Under construction, approved, and proposed
Name | Height m / ft | Floors | Year | City | Status |
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Oblisco Capitale | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | 210 | 2030 | New Administrative Capital | Approved |
Father and Son Skyscraper | 470 m (1,540 ft) | 112 | 2015 | Cairo | Proposed |
Nut Administrative Tower | 380 m (1,250 ft) | 80 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Proposed |
Nile Tower Hotel | 300 m (980 ft) | 70 | 2014 | Cairo | Proposed |
Alamein Iconic Tower[28][29] | 300 m (980 ft) | 68 | 2025 | New Alamein | Under construction |
Nut Residential Tower | 260 m (850 ft) | 65 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Proposed |
Capital Diamond Tower | 240 m (790 ft) | 62 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Nile Business City Tower 1 | 233 m (764 ft) | 56 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Nile Business City Tower 2 | 233 m (764 ft) | 56 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Nile Business City Tower 3 | 233 m (764 ft) | 56 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Tycoon Tower[30] | 233 m (764 ft) | 56 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Forbes International Tower | 210 m (690 ft) | 55 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Proposed |
Downtown Tower A | 200 m (660 ft) | 56 | 2025 | New Alamein | Under construction |
Downtown Tower B | 200 m (660 ft) | 56 | 2025 | New Alamein | Under construction |
Downtown Tower C | 200 m (660 ft) | 56 | 2025 | New Alamein | Under construction |
Downtown Tower D | 200 m (660 ft) | 56 | 2025 | New Alamein | Under construction |
Fourland Seaspark Twin Towers 1 | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | ? | New Alamein | Proposed |
Fourland Seaspark Twin Towers 2 | 200 m (660 ft) | 45 | ? | New Alamein | Proposed |
Infinity Tower[31][32] | 200 m (660 ft) | 40 | 2024 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Zayed Crystal Spark Tower | 200 m (660 ft) | 49 | ? | Cairo | Proposed |
Alamein Marina Towers 1 | 185 m (607 ft) | 45 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
Alamein Marina Towers 2 | 185 m (607 ft) | 45 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
6ixty Iconic Tower | 180 m (590 ft) | 45 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
East Tower | 180 m (590 ft) | 45 | 2025 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Alamein Marina Towers 3 | 175 m (574 ft) | 40 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
Alamein Marina Towers 4 | 175 m (574 ft) | 40 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
The Gate A[33][34] | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | 2023 | New Alamein | Under construction |
The Gate B[33][34] | 170 m (560 ft) | 44 | 2023 | New Alamein | Under construction |
Taj Tower | 170 m (560 ft) | 43 | 2025 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Alamein Marina Towers 5 | 167 m (548 ft) | 35 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
Alamein Marina Towers 6 | 167 m (548 ft) | 35 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
Alamein Marina Towers 7 | 153 m (502 ft) | 30 | 2026 | New Alamein | Proposed |
Peace Lighthouse | 145 m (476 ft) | ? | 2007 | Alexandria | Stale proposal |
Levels Business Tower | 145 m (476 ft) | 36 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
31 North Tower | 131 m (430 ft) | 36 | 2025 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
New Cairo City Towers | ? | 35 | 2008 | Cairo | Under construction |
Obsidier Tower 1 | 115 m (377 ft) | 29 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Obsidier Tower 2 | 115 m (377 ft) | 27 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Obsidier Tower 3 | 115 m (377 ft) | 25 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Al-Futtaim Investment Tower | ? | ? | 2008 | Cairo | Proposed |
Shaza Cairo Nile | 200 m | 50 | 2016 | Cairo | Under construction |
OIA Towers 1 | 111 m (364 ft) | 30 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
OIA Towers 2 | 111 m (364 ft) | 30 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Podia Tower | 110 m (360 ft) | 28 | 2025 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Green River Tower | 110 m (360 ft) | 30 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Approved |
Dreamland | ? | 20 | 2008 | Cairo | Proposed |
Monorail Tower | 109 m (358 ft) | 26 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Approved |
Double Two Tower 1 | 100 m (330 ft) | 23 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Double Two Tower 2 | 100 m (330 ft) | 23 | 2026 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
Quan Tower | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2027 | New Administrative Capital | Under construction |
See also
[edit]- List of tallest buildings and structures in South Africa
- List of tallest structures in the world by country
- List of tallest buildings in South Africa
- List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- List of tallest buildings in Africa
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