Aka Borg al-Qahira, this 613-ft concrete erection in Zamalek became the subject of an Islamist fatwa in 1990, on the grounds that it might “excite women”. There’s an observation deck and revolving restaurant at the top. Choose a day when air pollution is low, or you’ll see next to nothing.

Entrance is to the north of the tower in Sharia el-Borg; open: winter, 8am-11pm daily, summer, 9 am-1am daily

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