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Macau Tower


Height: 338m
Location: Sé, Macau
Year: 2001
Macau Tower

Cairo Tower


Height: 187m
Location: Cairo
Year: 1956
Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower vs Macau Tower


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Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower

Height

187m
Floors90
Year1956
CityCairo

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The Cairo Tower (Egyptian Arabic: ??? ???????, Borg El-Q?hira) is a free-standing cement tower in Cairo, Egypt. In 187 m (614 ft), it has been the tallest structure in Egypt and North Africa for approximately 50 years. It was the tallest structure in Africa for ten years before 1971, when it was surpassed by Hillbrow Tower in South Africa.



One of Cairo's famous modern monuments, sometimes considered Egypt's second most famous landmark following the Pyramids of Giza, it stands in the Gezira district on Gezira Island in the River Nile, near downtown Cairo.

Source: Wikipedia
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Macau Tower

Macau Tower

Height

338m
Floors63
Year2001
CitySé, Macau

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Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre (Chinese: ???????????; Portuguese: Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau), also called Macau Tower (Chinese: ???; Jyutping: ou3 mun4*two taap3; Portuguese: Torre de Macau), is a tower located in Sé, Macau. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the maximum point. Its observation deck includes views, restaurants, theatres, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and lately has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 metres, the Macau Tower's tethered'skyjump' and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett in the tower's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump on earth (233 metres), and the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 metres.The tower was created by Moller Architects and is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. Beyond observation and amusement, the tower can also be used for telecommunications and broadcasting. The Grand Lisboa hotel are the most recognizable landmarks in the Macau skyline.

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