List of tallest buildings and structures in Egypt explained

This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in Egypt.

Tallest structures

This list ranks Egyptian structures that stand at least 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.

Structure	Pinnacle height	Floors	Year	City	Notes
Iconic Tower	393.8 m(1,292 ft)	77	2022	New Administrative Capital	Currently under construction. Topped out in August 2021.Recently crowned the tallest building in Africa surpassing The Leonardo (Sandton). Tallest structure 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	233			New administrative capital	the highest vertical city in Africa, and the third tallest tower in Africa
Nile business city Tower 4	233			New administrative capital	the highest vertical city in Africa, and the third tallest tower in Africa
forbes international Tower ^[3]	230
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]	201.952m (662.572feet)		2021	New Administrative Capital	Tallest flagpole in the world.
infinity Tower^[5]	200 m		2025	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building D01	196m (643feet)	49	2023	New Administrative Capital	Tallest residential building in Africa.
New Administrative Capital C01	190m (620feet)	39	2023	New Administrative Capital
	187m (614feet)	62	1961
New Administrative Capital Building C04	170m (560feet)	34	2023	New Administrative Capital
North Edge Tower A	165m (541feet)	42	2022	New Alamein
North Edge Tower B	165m (541feet)	42	2022	New Alamein
North Edge Tower C	165m (541feet)	42	2022	New Alamein
North Edge Tower D	165m (541feet)	42	2022	New Alamein
North Edge Tower E	165m (541feet)	42	2023	New Alamein
New Administrative Capital Building C11	160m (530feet)	27	2023	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C12	160m (530feet)	27	2023	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C07	155m (509feet)	31	2023	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building C08	155m (509feet)	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	150m (490feet)	44	2023	New Administrative Capital
New Administrative Capital Building D03	150m (490feet)	44	2023	New Administrative Capital
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, Cairo^[7]	143m (469feet)	39	1994	Cairo
El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel^[8]	142m (466feet)	43	1996	Cairo
Grand Nile Tower Hotel^[9]	142m (466feet)	41	2002	Cairo
Nile City South Tower^[10]	142m (466feet)	34	2003	Cairo
Nile City North Tower^[11]	142m (466feet)	34	2002	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 18^[12]	140m (460feet)	42	1985	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 17	140m (460feet)	42	1985	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 16	140m (460feet)	42	1985	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 15	140m (460feet)	42	1985	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 14	140m (460feet)	42	1985	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 13	140m (460feet)	42	1985	Cairo
	138.5m (454.4feet)		2570 BC		Tallest structure in Giza. Tallest structure in the world from 2570 BC–1311 AD (3881 years).
	136.4m (447.5feet)		2570 BC	Giza
	136m (446feet)	36	2021	Cairo
New Administrative Capital Building D04	135m (443feet)	40	2023	New Administrative Capital
	135m (443feet)	33	1986	Cairo
	135m (443feet)	33	1986	Cairo
	135m (443feet)	35	2006		Tallest structure in Alexandria.^[13]
	130m (430feet)	29	1985	Cairo
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza^[14]	127m (417feet)	31	1999	Cairo
El Maadi Residential Tower 12^[15]	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
	122m (400feet)	35	1987	Cairo
New Administrative Capital Building D05	120m (390feet)	38	2023	New Administrative Capital
Ras Ghareb wind turbines^[16]	120m (390feet)		2019	Ras Ghareb	125 wind turbines. Tallest structures in the Red Sea Governorate.
Lighthouse of Alexandria	118m (387feet)	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]	118m (387feet)	39	??	Cairo
Aswan Dam	111 m(364 ft)		1970	Aswan	Tallest structure in Nubia.
Ramses Hilton^[18]	110m (360feet)	36	1980	Cairo
Hilton World Trade Center Residences I^[19]	110m (360feet)	32	??	Cairo
Semiramis InterContinental Hotel^[20]	107m (351feet)	29	??	Cairo
Al Masa Tower 1	106m (348feet)	21	2021	New Alamein
Al Masa Tower 2	106m (348feet)	21	2021	New Alamein
Al Masa Tower 3	106m (348feet)	21	2021	New Alamein
Al Masa Tower 4	106m (348feet)	21	2021	New Alamein
Al Masa Tower 5	106m (348feet)	21	2021	New Alamein
Al Masa Tower 6	106m (348feet)	21	2021	New Alamein
	105m (344feet)		2575–2551 BC		Tallest structure in Dahshur. Tallest structure in the world from 2575 to 2570 BC.
	104.71m (343.54feet)		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]	103m (338feet)	30	??	Cairo
Belmont Building^[22]	102m (335feet)	32	1954	Cairo
Alexandria City Centre Tower I^[23]	100m (300feet)	30	2003	Alexandria
Radio & Television Building^[24]	100m (300feet)	30	1957	Cairo
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah Hotel^[25]	100m (300feet)	30	1984	Cairo
Conrad International Cairo Hotel^[26]	100m (300feet)	30	1999	Cairo
The Fairmont Cairo^[27]	100m (300feet)	25	2007	Cairo

Tallest under construction

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction, approved or proposed in Egypt and planned to rise over 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on tall, but are not yet completed structures. there are 27 buildings under construction and many planned.

Under construction, approved, and proposed

Name	Height m / ft	Floors	Year	City	Status
Oblisco Capitale	1000m (3,000feet)	210	2030	New Administrative Capital	Approved
Father and Son Skyscraper	470m (1,540feet)	112	2015		Proposed
	380m (1,250feet)	80	2027	New Administrative Capital	Proposed
	300m (1,000feet)	70	2014	Cairo	Proposed
Alamein Iconic Tower^[28] ^[29]	300m (1,000feet)	68	2025		Under construction
	260m (850feet)	65	2027	New Administrative Capital	Proposed
	240m (790feet)	62	2026		Under construction
	233m (764feet)	56	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	233m (764feet)	56	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	233m (764feet)	56	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
Tycoon Tower^[30]	233m (764feet)	56	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	210m (690feet)	55	2027	New Administrative Capital	Proposed
	200m (700feet)	56	2025	New Alamein	Under construction
	200m (700feet)	56	2025	New Alamein	Under construction
	200m (700feet)	56	2025	New Alamein	Under construction
	200m (700feet)	56	2025	New Alamein	Under construction
	200m (700feet)	45	?	New Alamein	Proposed
	200m (700feet)	45	?	New Alamein	Proposed
Infinity Tower^[31] ^[32]	200m (700feet)	40	2024	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	185m (607feet)	45	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
	185m (607feet)	45	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
	180m (590feet)	45	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	180m (590feet)	45	2025	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	175m (574feet)	40	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
	175m (574feet)	40	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
The Gate A^[33] ^[34]	170m (560feet)	44	2023		Under construction
	170m (560feet)	44	2023		Under construction
	170m (560feet)	43	2025	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	167m (548feet)	35	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
	167m (548feet)	35	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
	153m (502feet)	30	2026	New Alamein	Proposed
	145m (476feet)	?	2007	Alexandria	Stale proposal
	145m (476feet)	36	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	131m (430feet)	36	2025	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	?	35	2008	Cairo	Under construction
	115m (377feet)	29	2027	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	115m (377feet)	27	2027	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	115m (377feet)	25	2027	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	?	?	2008	Cairo	Proposed
	200 m	50	2016	Cairo	Under construction
	111m (364feet)	30	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	111m (364feet)	30	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	110m (360feet)	28	2025	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	110m (360feet)	30	2027	New Administrative Capital	Approved
	?	20	2008	Cairo	Proposed
	109m (358feet)	26	2027	New Administrative Capital	Approved
	100m (300feet)	23	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	100m (300feet)	23	2026	New Administrative Capital	Under construction
	100m (300feet)	25	2027	New Administrative Capital	Under construction

See also

• 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

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Nile business city project .
2. Web site: Nile business city project .
3. Web site: Forbes international Tower .
4. Web site: Tallest flagpole. 2021-12-31. Guinness World Records. en-gb.
5. Web site: Infinity tower .
6. Web site: Suez Canal Bridge . 31 December 2012.
7. https://archive.today/20120729203305/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=ministryofforeignaffairs-cairo-egypt emporis.com - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo
8. https://archive.today/20120729114359/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=elgeziratowermovenpickhotel-cairo-egypt El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel, Cairo
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20070330082105/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=grandhyattcairo-cairo-egypt Grand Hyatt Cairo, Cairo
10. https://archive.today/20120730202840/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=nilecitysouthtower-cairo-egypt Nile City South Tower, Cairo
11. https://archive.today/20120731111355/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=nilecitynorthtower-cairo-egypt Nile City North Tower, Cairo
12. https://archive.today/20130122012428/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=complex&id=100118 emporis.com - El Maadi Residential Complex
13. Web site: San Stefano Grand Plaza, Alexandria . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
14. Web site: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, Cairo | 103329 . https://archive.today/20130410185134/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=103329 . dead . April 10, 2013 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.
15. Web site: Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
16. Web site: Ras Ghareb Windfarm.
17. Web site: Residences Roda Island, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
18. Web site: Ramses Hilton, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
19. Web site: Hilton World Trade Center Residences I, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
20. Web site: Semiramis InterContinental Hotel, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
21. Web site: Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence, Giza . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
22. Web site: Belmont Building, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
23. Web site: Alexandria City Centre Tower I, Alexandria . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
24. Web site: Radio & Television Building, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
25. Web site: El Gezira Sheraton Hotel, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
26. Web site: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID%3D25181 . 2015-10-19 .
27. Web site: The Fairmont Cairo, Cairo . SkyscraperPage.com . 2022-05-02.
28. Web site: PROJECTS: Egyptian government to build 5 residential towers in New El-Alamein City. 2021-08-20. www.zawya.com. en.
29. Web site: 2021-06-24. Downtown towers project implementation in New Alamein City, Egypt, begins. 2021-08-20. Construction Review Online. en-us.
30. Web site: tycoon tower new capital. korastsherot.com. 24 November 2023 . en.
31. Web site: PROJECTS: Infinity Tower: Egypt's second tallest skyscraper on track for completion in 2024. 2021-08-19. www.zawya.com. en.
32. Web site: About. 2021-08-19. Infinity Tower. en.
33. Web site: THE GATE TOWERS – City Edge. 2021-08-20. cityedgedevelopments.com.
34. Web site: New Al-Alamein City Seafront. 2021-08-20. ECG website. en-US.