China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) celebrated the completion of the concrete structure of Iconic Tower in the Central Business District of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital last week on 17 June.

Now the tallest tower in Africa, Iconic Tower’s concrete structure is 373.2m while its highest point is 385.8m, CSCEC Egypt said1

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• 1. The concrete structure successfully completed for the tallest tower in Africa!

  On the morning of June 17th, local time, the Chinese General Architecture Company (CSCEC) held an open day event for the masses under the slogan ′′ Witnesses of Happiness ′′ and the Concrete Structure Completion Party of the ICONIC Tower ′′ The tallest tower in Africa ′′ CBD project in the new administrative capital in Egypt. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Asem Al-Jazzar, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Engineer / Khaled Abbas, Deputy Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Mr. Ahmed Salam, Under-Secretary of the Egyptian General Authority for Inquiries, and Engineer / Sherif El Sherbiny, Head of the new administrative capital, Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Azim, General Manager of the Engineering House, and Mr. Zhang Wei Tsai, General Manager of the China General Company for Architecture in Egypt (CSCEC). The concert was held at the main place on the 52th floor of the iconic tower. In his speech, Dr. Assem Al-Jazzar said with interest President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Egyptian Prime Minister / Mustafa Madbouly for the developments in CBD project, congratulated CBD on its achievements, and thanked Chinese and Egyptian workers for Their hard work. The successful completion of concrete works represents an important achievement of China-Egypt exchanges, mutual learning and profitable cooperation on both sides, and is a milestone in Egypt's introduction of modern technology and achieving a new era of architectural development. He also expressed the hope that the Chinese and Egyptian side will continue to work hard and cooperate together to ensure the operation of the CBD project in the new Egyptian administrative capital, and continue to implement this model of cooperation in the new Alamein towers project and other projects. He also looked forward to further cooperation with the China General Company for Architecture (CSCEC) in the future. Mr. Zhang Wei Tsai on behalf of the China General Architecture Company in Egypt (CSCEC) expressed his gratitude to all Chinese and Egyptian parties for their support and assistance. Since 2020, China General Company for Architecture in Egypt (CSCEC) has been working side by side with Egyptian partners, sharing aid and maintaining cooperation between China and Egypt, helping Egypt develop and develop. Economic recovery. For its part, China's General Architecture Company in Egypt (CSCEC) considers the completion of the concrete structure of the iconic tower as a new starting point, and will continue to cooperate with all parties faithfully to ensure CBD project construction works progress smoothly, and exert All her efforts to achieve the completion of CBD construction work on schedule. Iconic tower construction work started May 2, 2018. It is a high-end multifunctional building, with offices, hotels, businesses and tourism activities, with a total area of 65 thousand square meters, with a total area Construction is 262 thousand square meters, consisting of two floors underground, and 78 floors above ground, the concrete structure is 373.2 meters high, and the highest point in the tower is 385.8 meters.

  Source: CSCEC EGYPT/Facebook