If Paris was the Eiffel Tower, boasted the world, and Italy draw
Tourists tower of Pisa, also boasts a mere Cairo Tower, which mediates
Branches of the Nile, and takes into account design, and height to be unique of its kind in the Middle
East.
Cairo Tower architectural masterpiece, built in the form of a lotus flower
Pharaonic, a symbol of ancient civilization, and is a shrine which attracts tourists
From around the world.
Established in the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser between 1956
And 1961 of reinforced concrete, and is located in the heart of Cairo on the island of Zamalek, River
Nile, and the height of up to 187 meters, making it the tallest building in the capital, but
Increases in the height of the Great Pyramid at about 43 meters.
Consists of 16
Floors, and standing on a base of granite stones Aswany, which has already been used
The ancient Egyptians in building their temples, and there in peak tourist restaurant on the platform
Swivel, damage to its crew, to see the inside of the features of Cairo from every direction.
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500 workers in its construction, and cost 6 million pounds, gave the United States to Egypt
To influence its position in favor of the case against the French occupation of Algeria.
Says
Military historian Gamal Hammad: The tower had two names, the Americans called the
«Thorn Nasser», while the Egyptians shot him the name «Roosevelt stop», relative to the
U.S. President «Franklin Roosevelt», is considered a symbol of the largest and longest «not» in
History, because the six million did not fool the eyes of President Nasser to change its position
Towards the Arab issues, but refused to even earmarked for spending on infrastructure,
Despite the need for the country to this amount at the time, but Nasser wanted to build note
Remains prominent with time on the dignity of Egypt, even though in most need.
Six million came by Hassan El, Advisor to the President of the Republic, at the time and handed over to the president after his return from a visit to the United States.
He
Ihab Hassan, director of the Cairo Tower now, that Nasser was commissioned by the Engineer
«Noam Shabib» Lebanese nationality, famous for many of the magnificent old facilities
And international and Egyptian buildings, including the Cathedral of St. Mark, for the design of the tower,
Participated with engineer colonel Izz al-Din Faraj, and supervised the construction, Major General Hilmi Najib
Sweilem, and it took 5 years,
And dared «Noam» in the manufacture of reinforced concrete,
External surfaces and the development of elegant, light and almost transparent to the tower heights is
Unprecedented in Egypt at the time, was not available building technology facilitators, building
High and sharp vision with a lot of modernity of the city.
He said «Ehab»:
There are stories about this building, including that Gamal Abdel Nasser and members of the Leadership Council
Revolution, they were looking at the issue of the Tower of wireless global communications, which are
By the State Department and intelligence departments, and was told Nasser that he had already been purchased
Some of the equipment, and when he found that there are no funds in the budget for this
Command, he was told that the money came from the adoption of the U.S. in particular, were astonished Nasser .. The
This was the first time heard of the existence of such a provision for, and was told then
The CIA put at the disposal of General Mohammed Naguib 3 million
Dollars.
The amount has been handed over by an American agent in the large bag,
And handed over the bag, in fact, to the Egyptian intelligence officer, he worked as an officer
Connection between the Egyptian intelligence and the CIA, was the payment process
And the receipt in the house of the American customer Maadi district, Nasser became very angry and
When he heard this .. Car and went immediately to the Cabinet, and requested an explanation from the
Mohammed Najib, who was then prime minister.
He insisted «Najib» on the understanding that
It is not the U.S. intelligence relationship that amount, and he was sent by President
Eisenhower, who devoted an allocation of funds to some heads of state to be able to overcome
Restricted budgetary allocations for the defense of themselves and their country against
Communism, and here Abdel Nasser asked to deposit money in the treasury management of intelligence, and ordered
Not exchange anything from him except with the permission of the Revolutionary Command Council.
In the end
Built a tower .. It was originally planned to be a tower surmounted by a simple and practical
Wireless antenna and network wires descend to the bottom, but Nasser decided to build it
Monument bears witness to the folly and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, use of funds
All to build a luxury tower embroidered, which overlooks all of Cairo on the landscape.
He continues,
«Ehab» saying: «in a conference of Palestinian guerrillas to stop Nasser in Cairo
On the balcony of the Hilton Hotel and looked forward to the Cairo Tower, Mutawa said, pointing to
Zodiac: «not Taatkelmoa .. And beware, we are under surveillance by the CIA
States ».
Did not stop the role of the tower during the sixties when he
A prominent tourist attraction, but beyond that, when turned to the center of a major broadcast
Private and public radio stations, which started from Cairo to cover the continents Africa
And Asia, supporting the national liberation movements
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