![]() The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in a high-rise building which is about 469 ft tall with 39 floors, located in Cairo, Egypt. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building – 143 metres (469 ft) Till today it is still standing as a monument in Cairo, Egypt and remains the tallest structure both in Egypt and North Africa – a position it has held for over five decades. It was the tallest building in Africa for about 10 years until it was eclipsed by Hillbrow Tower in South Africa in 1971. The building of this structure lasted for about 7 years, from 1954 to 1961. The design was done by Egyptian architect, Naoum Shebib. It is actually the tallest building in Egypt with 90 floors and a height of 614ft. Standing all alone at the centre of Cairo is one of the most iconic and tallest buildings in Egypt – the Cairo Tower. Take a look at some of the tallest buildings in Egypt. ![]() Egyptians are not relenting, they are building more and more of these kinds of structures. Most of these edifices have stood the test of time and have continued to stand for thousands of years. ![]() Egypt is one of the countries in Africa with a strong and diversified economy, and this has drawn lots of businessmen and women from around the world into this country, but most people that visit Egypt are not drawn only by business, Egypt is also one of the world largest tourist destinations and people troop into Egypt in masses just to catch a glimpse of her beauty and her gigantic structures that tend to touch the sky.
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