Egypt
Engineering News
The above page has two photographs of the tower, which is a real landmark in Cairo. There's a fact file about the tower on Emporis.com.
- More Re Lighting On Luxor's West Bank
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) THE NEW lighting system on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor is in operation, providing a dramatic view of the famous monuments in the area, Nevine El-Aref reports. The night landscape on the west bank has totally changed....
- Le 70 Million Investments For Sound, Light Shows In Upper Egypt
Egypt State Information Service The Chairman of Sound and Light Company affiliated to the Ministry of Investment said that the company has decided for the first time to implement two projects of sound and light in Edfu Temple in Aswan, and in Abidos...
- Cairo Tower Is Being Revamped
Al Ahram Weekly For the past 47 years, Cairo Tower has looked down haughtily on the city from Al-Gezira, unrivalled by any buildings in sight and a landmark for Egyptians. Its concrete building, inspired by the lotus flower, is 187 metres high, 43 metres...
- Seeing Monuments In Their Original Light
BBC News An interesting piece looking at new software which shows how ancient buildings would have looked when illuminated by their original lighting, which has applications throughout many areas of archaeology. The software maps lighting details onto...
- Back To The Valley Of Kings
There are new ground penetrating radar studies going on in the world famous necropolis Biban el Malouk, Valley of Kings. The team consists of Egyptians working on behalf of the Ministry of State for Antiquities and the Glen Dash Foundation for Archaeological...
Egypt
Cairo Tower embraces efficient lighting
Engineering News
One of Egypt’s most famous landmarks, the Cairo Tower, has been given a new night-time look, owing to an energy-efficient lighting scheme created by colour-changing light emitting diode (LED) technology.
The LED lighting technology, developed by Philips, is said to use about 80% less energy than a similar scheme using conventional lighting technology, providing cost and environmental benefits.
The technology also offers colour effects and low maintenance costs.
The above page has two photographs of the tower, which is a real landmark in Cairo. There's a fact file about the tower on Emporis.com.
- More Re Lighting On Luxor's West Bank
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) THE NEW lighting system on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor is in operation, providing a dramatic view of the famous monuments in the area, Nevine El-Aref reports. The night landscape on the west bank has totally changed....
- Le 70 Million Investments For Sound, Light Shows In Upper Egypt
Egypt State Information Service The Chairman of Sound and Light Company affiliated to the Ministry of Investment said that the company has decided for the first time to implement two projects of sound and light in Edfu Temple in Aswan, and in Abidos...
- Cairo Tower Is Being Revamped
Al Ahram Weekly For the past 47 years, Cairo Tower has looked down haughtily on the city from Al-Gezira, unrivalled by any buildings in sight and a landmark for Egyptians. Its concrete building, inspired by the lotus flower, is 187 metres high, 43 metres...
- Seeing Monuments In Their Original Light
BBC News An interesting piece looking at new software which shows how ancient buildings would have looked when illuminated by their original lighting, which has applications throughout many areas of archaeology. The software maps lighting details onto...
- Back To The Valley Of Kings
There are new ground penetrating radar studies going on in the world famous necropolis Biban el Malouk, Valley of Kings. The team consists of Egyptians working on behalf of the Ministry of State for Antiquities and the Glen Dash Foundation for Archaeological...