Egypt Built a Super-tall Skyscraper in the Desert

In Egypt's New Administrative Capital, there is a skyscraper called the Iconic Tower. It is already the highest structure in Africa, standing at a total structural height of 393.8 meters. One of 20 skyscrapers being developed as part of the Central Business District in the future Egyptian capital, it will have 77 floors and be mostly used for offices. The tower's surface area is more than 65,000 m2 one of the largest and tallest in Africa right now. Before we get into the details of this supertall Egyptian built skyscraper in the new administrative capital, don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and turn on the notification bell so you won’t miss out on any of our videos when ever we upload one such as these.

You must have probably observed that now is a favorable moment to work as a city planner. Due to the fast advancement of the African continent, new magnificent structures are put in place every now and then within Africa from Rwanda to Tanzania, Nigeria, south Africa just to name a few. Today, we will be focusing on the tallest building in Africa being constructed in Egypt’s new administrative capital city Cairo this magnificent structure is called the Iconic Tower. The New Administrative Capital (NAC) is a large-scale project of a new capital city in Cairo, which has been under construction since 2015.

What is unbelievable and shocking to everyone is, this new admirative capital city project is build from scratch in the desert. The massive new metropolis will have immense architecture of the Pharaohs, grand government buildings, a huge new finance hub, and housing for some six million people.

But is it really this easy? Can anyone just drop a few billion dollars and get a new, fully functioning city? And why is Egypt so desperate for one that it’s literally building one in the middle of the desert. Investing billions of dollars in an outstanding mega project like these it only means one, Egypt is desperate for something far more important than the billions, after watching these video you will be able to answer what the Egyptian government is desperate about to the extent of building such a mega city and putting in place a new administrative capital in this city.
Egypt is getting back into the megaproject game as it has been silent for Soo long, and in a big way, with that New Administrative Capital, or NAC. There are lots of reasons to build an entire new city from scratch. looking at some examples such as Indonesia which is constructing Nusantara to replace its current capital Jakarta, which is gradually sinking and South Korea, building a high-tech floating city to beat rising sea levels.
Now this is what led to the creation of the new administrative capital NAC.
Overcrowding in Cairo

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