in 2021 the iconic tower in egypt's new
capital city became the tallest building
in africa after surpassing south
africa's leonardo which had stood as the
tallest building in africa for two years
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number 10 djibouti towers
the two identical futuristic buildings
have been designed by our russian
architect alex wazewski
the 43-floor djibouti's architectural
design building is expected to attract a
large flow of tourists and investment to
east africa and also boost the country's
tourism sector
number nine new ala main residential
skyscrapers egypt
new alamein city five iconic residential
skyscrapers are first of its kind in
africa one of the towers is 250 meters
high with a surface area of 465
000 square meters while the other four
are 200 meters high with a surface area
of 220 000 square meters the towers will
help to boost the city's tourism and
hospitality sectors and they are
constructed by china state engineering
corporation csec at a cost of 1.9
billion
number 8 muhammad vi tower morocco
a consortium of two belgian companies
the six and six construct are building
the muhammad the sixth hour which upon
completion it will be one of the tallest
buildings in africa
the 250 meter high mohammed the sixth
tower is designed to be visible from a
distance of 31 miles all round
with a total area of 102 800 square
meters the building consists of a tower
set on a podium that resembles a rocket
on its launch pad
inside the 55 stories contain a luxury
hotel offices high-end apartments and
even a viewing terrace at the top all
accessible via a total of 40 lifts 23 in
the tower and 17 in the podium
built in with strong materials and
complex architectural technology the
structure can withstand not only the
usual elements such as strong winds or
seismic events but also flooding
number 7 nasab tower ethiopia
massob tower is a proposed 70-floor
mixed-use development located on
mozambique street herco sub city in the
country's capital addis ababa which is
expected to also serve as a tourist
attraction this project will contribute
for the development and enhancement of
ethiopian market communication hotel and
tourism industry expansion and boost
cultural exchange this building is
expected to cost ethiopia about 600
million dollars
according to the architect the design of
massob tower is unique and reflects
ethiopia's culture
the public-private partnership
development upon completion will
contribute to inflow of tourists and
will also enhance the positive image of
the country
the primary economic activity alone
could not shoulder the rising population
which at the moment is over 100 million
people thus it is essential to engage in
lucrative businesses like hotels and
tourism and diversify the sources of
foreign currency earning
to achieve this it is imperative that
the effort to making the country a
preferred tourist destination is
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successful number six the f tower ivory
coast the ivorian government has
provided funds to pave way for the
construction of what will be west
africa's tallest building and one of
africa's tallest buildings
the f tower whose architecture was
designed by pierre fakuri is located in
the plateau district in the heart of
abidjan
construction of the tower began in july
2021 by a belgian construction company
called pecsic which is in charge of the
project management as well as the
execution of the structural works
according to pfo africa the leading
construction company in ivory coast its
facade will feature a double skin with
sloping facets and contrasting glazing
and reflective white bands to mimic the
traditional fabrics used in west africa
f tower stands at 283 meters number five
durbin iconic tower south africa durban
iconic tower is a proposed multi-billion
rand skyscraper in the city of durban
south africa's third biggest city
at 370 meters
1210 feet would be one of the tallest
building in africa and the tallest in
the southern hemisphere
the tower is a mixed-use development
consisting of retail commercial parking
hotels and residential units and it will
take approximately five years to
construct number four pinnacle tower
kenya
spearheaded by two large dubai-based
investors haas petroleum and white lotus
the pinnacle tower project is a
construction project located in upper
hill a fast-growing financial hub in
nairobi kenya's capital city the 900
feet twin pinnacle towers have 70 floors
including a 45-foot hilton hotel 20
floors of offices 200 residential houses
three-floor basement parking gaming zone
three-floor luxury mall and a helipad
the total cost of the project is slated
to be 200 million dollars
number three domino tower tanzania
zanzibar has secured massive investment
of 1.3 billion dollars which will be
used for the construction of a
remarkable structure the commercial
tower will completely change the face of
the semi-autonomous state of zanzibar
which is one of tanzania's key tourist
attractions and one of the most famous
in africa
a joint venture of tanzania's aicl group
and edinburgh crownland management
limited signed a contract with the new
york and dubai-based architect x kasha
that will see the latter come up with
architectural designs for what will be
the tallest building in sub-saharan
africa replacing south africa's leonardo
and only second to egypt's iconic tower
the tower will comprise of 560 units
located in two branded residences that
rise up towards the hotel apartments a
five and six star hotel with a total of
360 keys while other features such as
resorts and wedding chapel can be
accessed privately by either a
helicopter boat or by bridge
the zanzibar's domino tower will be a
key tourist spot offering visitors
residents and businesses entertainment
culture and conferencing services
zanzibar one of the most famous tourist
destinations in africa the construction
of this tower is expected to
significantly boost the state's economy
which largely depends on the tourism
sector
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number two the iconic tower egypt
the iconic tower is a skyscraper in the
new administrative capital of egypt with
a total structural height of
385.8 meters
1266 feet egypt's iconic tower is the
tallest building in africa
china state construction engineering is
the main contractor for the project
which employs over 5 000 people
architecture design of the tower is
inspired by the shape of a pharaonic
obelisk with glass exterior
number one oblisco capitale egypt
oblisco capitale is a supertal
skyscraper in the new administrative
capital of egypt it was announced in
2018 as a part of egypt vision 2030 with
plans in place to build the world's
tallest structure standing one kilometer
high
the oblisco capitale project is designed
by the egyptian architectural design
firm idia which is based in giza
inspired by the form of a pharaonic
obelisk surrounded by a water channel
resembling the nile river the tower has
165 floors including residence
apartments hotel apartments and units of
various sizes
in addition to this the tower also
houses several hotels shopping malls
cinemas housing facilities recreational
centers commercial centers and medical
centers
located in the central business district
of the new administrative capital near
the central ring road the tower comes at
a cost of over 3.2 billion dollars more
than two times the cost of the world's
most expensive tower board khalifa which
its total cost of construction stands at
1.5 billion dollars
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