Throughout history, iconic temples and buildings were constructed to symbolize power, with height being one of the main aspects used to impress the population. For instance, the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built to house the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, was once the tallest monument in Egypt for nearly 4,000 years, before it was overtaken by the Cairo Tower in 1961. Yet buildings can also hold ulterior motives or represent key events in history, such as the windowless AT&T Long Lines Building, located in the middle of New York City at 33 Thomas Street, which is reported to be one of the most important National Security Agency surveillance sites around the world, according to an investigation by The Intercept. According to Martin Parker, Chicago’s home insurance building, which is considered the first modern skyscraper, represents the moment when the economic system of capitalism came to be “materialized in steel and glass” – a sign of breaking into a new world. Standing in Downtown Cairo, the modern monument known as the ‘Cairo Tower’ (Borg Al-Qāhira), which is 50 meters above the Great Pyramid, also represents a new chapter in Egypt’s…
