Belmont Building

Commercial in Cairo, Egypt

30°2′3.18″N 31°13′45.65″E / 30.0342167°N 31.2293472°E / 30.0342167; 31.2293472Opening1958HeightRoof348 ft (106 m)Technical detailsFloor count31^[1]Design and constructionArchitect(s)Naoum ShebibMain contractorNaoum Shebib

The Thabet-Thabet Building, so named after its original owner, is a skyscraper situated along the banks of the river Nile in the Cairo suburb of Garden City, Egypt.^[2] Naoum Shebib was the architect, structural engineer and contractor for this 31 story building, completed in 1958.^[2]^[3]

The building is also popularly known to locals as the Belmont Building, as it once hosted a large advertisement for Belmont cigarettes on its rooftop^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Belmont Building". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The second Cairo skyscraper, 1958". naoumshebib.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ "Belmont Building (Garden City)". panoramio.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ "Belmont Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)