Roundup: Egypt completes structural work of CBD towers in new capital


CAIRO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- After the last beam was accurately docked atop of a 159-meter skyscraper, the structural work of all the 20 towers in a high-rise complex was finished in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative captial.

"The construction of the towers, including the 385-meter-high Iconic Tower, the tallest building in Africa, was implemented in cooperation with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)," the Egyptian Ministry of Housing said in a statement on Thursday.

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