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The Cairo Tower (Egyptian Arabic: برج القاهرة, Borg El-Qāhira) is a free-standing concrete tower in Cairo, Egypt. At 187 m (614 ft), it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing .
The Cairo Tower by Naoum Shebib. Naoum Shebib (1915–1985), (or Naoum Chebib,نعوم شبيب) was an Egyptian architect. [1] He is considered one of the 'pioneer Egyptian architects' and a practitioner of Modernist architecture in Egypt.
Denny Chimes is a 115-foot (35 m) tall campanile tower on the south side of The Quad at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The tower was named in honor of George H. Denny, who served as university president from 1912 to 1936 and again as interim president from 1941 through 1942. [2] It is equipped with a 25-bell carillon. The ...
The National Historic Landmarks in Alabama represent Alabama's history from the precolonial era, through the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Space Age. There are 39 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Alabama , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which are located in 18 of the state's 67 counties .
The Cairo Tower, a 187-meter tall observation tower with a lotus-motif design, was built between 1955 and 1961 [99] and designed by Egyptian architect Naoum Shebib. [100] It was the tallest all-concrete structure in the world upon completion [99] and it is the most recognizable symbol of post-1952 Egyptian architecture. [100]
Alabama Power Headquarters Building: 321 (98) 18 1990 Birmingham 17 Turquoise Place II 304 (93) 24 2008 Orange Beach 18 Renaissance Tower 300 (92) 4 1991 Florence 19 Thomas Jefferson Hotel: 287 (87) 20 1929 Birmingham 20 John Hand Building: 284 (86) 20 1912 Birmingham 21 Daniel Building: 283 (86) 20 1970 Birmingham 22 Two North Twentieth 273 ...
The theft of a giant radio tower has silenced what used to be the voice of a small Alabama town and the surrounding county, the radio station's general manager said. A thief or thieves made off ...
It is famous for hosting the Marquis de Lafayette during his 1825 trip through Alabama. Now stands at Old Alabama Town. [13] John Looney House: Ashville: 1818 House The oldest two story dogtrot house in the state. [14] Cedarwood: Moundville: 1818 House Possibly the earliest surviving plantation in the black belt region of Alabama.