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The Cairo Tower ("al Borg al Qahira") is free-standing concrete TV tower in Cairo , Egypt . It stands on Zamalek Island in the River Nile , in the city centre. At 187 metres, it is 43 metres higher than the Great Pyramid Of Giza , which stands some 15 km to the southwest. The Cairo Tower was built from 1956 to 1961 . Its partially open lattice-work design is intended to evoke a Lotus plant. The tower is crowned by an observation deck and a Revolving Restaurant . |
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