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Ramsis Hilton to get a facelift

Tarek Moharram, managing director of the Arab International Company for Hotels and Tourism, which owns the Ramsis Hilton Hotel, signed on Sunday a renovation contract with Mohamed El-Taher Frahan of EHAF Consulting Engineers.

The renovation project will cost an estimated $52 million and is set to start in January 2011, to be completed over three stages ending in late 2013. The process will include incorporating high standard designs that meet international standards of quality set by the Hilton Hotels brand internationally.

The Hilton Ramsis Hotel opened in 1982 and now boasts 855 rooms, most of which have a view of the Nile.

http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/tourism/ramsis-hilton-to-get-a-facelift-dp1.html

Egypt-based Arab International Co for Hotels and Tourism has signed a contract with EHAF Consulting Engineers for the renovation of the Ramsis Hilton Hotel, Daily News Egypt has reported. The $52m project, which is set to start in January 2011, will include incorporating designs that meet international standards of quality set by the Hilton Hotels brand internationally. The renovation works are expected to be completed over three stages ending in late 2013.

http://www.ameinfo.com/247040.html

 

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Ehaf Consulting Engineers is the project consultant. Check their website out, cant seem to find any renders. Probably because the project has just been announced. But if you guys find anything post it here.


Anyways, its about time! The Ramses Hilton is one of the ugliest buildings in Cairo! And the fact that it is in a very central location means its ugliness is always exposed. Here's how it looks now, before the renovation:

Yuck...

Can't wait to see how the new design will look like, definitely a plus for the Cairo Skyline! :cheers: