In 1958, Naoum Shebib was the architect, the structural engineer and the contractor of the second Cairo skyscraper (31 storeys).

Back

With a height of 106 meters (350 feet) the building soars towards the sky with much elegance and finesse.

It marked the beginning of the modernism in Egypt.

Back

This skyscraper was called the Sabet Sabet Building (Thabet-Thabet) after its first owner.

It was also nicknamed Belmont Building, because of a billboard installed on the building’s roof.

Back

View of the building in its environment. In the upper right corner of the photo, the pyramids appear in the distance.

Back

This imposing building is located on the banks of the Nile River, in the Borough of Garden City.

Back

The building during the construction phase.

Note the wooden and rope scaffolding.

Back

Special foundations were necessary to ensure the stability the skyscraper’s foundation.

They consist of piles made of special reinforced concrete poured vertically into the ground to a depth of more than 25 meters (82 feet) to reach the bedrock and rest on it.

Back

Recent view of the Belmont building.

(Photograph by Robert Raad)

Back