🇪🇬 Cairo Tower | The Lotus That Touches the Sky

🌆 Where modern Egypt meets pharaonic legacy at 187m high! Fast Facts 🗼 Built: 1956-1961 (by Naoum Shebib) 🌸 Design: Inspired by lotus flowers - Egypt’s ancient symbol 📍 Location: Zamalek Island, heart of the Nile Why Visit? ✨ 16 floors of wow: • 45-second elevator ride to the top • 360° rotating restaurant (spot pyramids while sipping mint tea) • Epic views of: Giza Pyramids (yes, you can see them through smog!) Nile’s serpentine curves Saladin Citadel’s silhouette Hidden Details 🪨 Base: Made from Aswan granite (same as temples!) 💡 Night trick: The tower glows like a lighthouse after sunset #CairoViews #ModernEgypt