Maspero television building
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Maspero is the name of the huge building on the bank of the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt. It is the headquarters of Egyptian television, the oldest governmental television organization in the Middle East and Africa. Maspero is also the name of the street, which this building overlooks.
History of construction
President Gamal Abdelnasser gave the order to construct the building in August 1959 and the first broadcast commenced on 21 June 1960 in the eighth anniversary of the July revolution (Egyptian Independence). It was built on an area of 12,000 square metres with a budget of 108 000 Egyptian pounds. The building was named after the French archaeologist Gaston Maspero, who was the chairman of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority.
Maspero building with tanks guarding it 29-01-2011
Relationship with the political events
As a key institution of the state, it was one of the first to be protected during Egypt's 25 January Revolution by the Egyptian Army.
See also
Egyptian television
Categories:
- Buildings and structures completed in 1960
- 20th century in Egypt
- Buildings and structures in Cairo
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