Belmont Building

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{{Infobox building

| name = Belmont Building

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| location = Cairo, Egypt

| coordinates = {{coord|30|2|3.18|N|31|13|45.65|E|display=inline}}

| roof = {{convert|348|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}

| floor_count = 31{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=25114 |title= Belmont Building |website= skyscraperpage.com | access-date= 27 March 2016}}

| est_completion =

| opening = 1958

| building_type = Commercial

| status = Completed

| architect = Naoum Shebib

| main_contractor = Naoum Shebib

| developer =

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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.

{{cite web|url=http://naoumshebib.com/pages_en/gratte_ciel_2_en.html |title= The second Cairo skyscraper, 1958|website=naoumshebib.com| access-date= 27 March 2016}} Naoum Shebib was the architect, structural engineer and contractor for this 31 story building, completed in 1958.{{cite web|url= https://www.panoramio.com/photo/83580834|title= Belmont Building (Garden City)|website= panoramio.com|access-date= 28 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160410081050/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/83580834|archive-date= 10 April 2016|url-status= dead}}

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{{cite web|url= http://www.emporis.com/buildings/103231/belmont-building-cairo-egypt |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142343/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/103231/belmont-building-cairo-egypt |url-status= usurped |archive-date= September 24, 2015 |title= Belmont Building|website=Emporis| access-date= 27 March 2016}}

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{{S-ttl|title=Tallest building in Africa
105 m (345 ft)|years=1954 – 1965
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Category:1958 establishments in Egypt

Category:Buildings and structures in Cairo

Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1958