El Mogamma

E569073

El Mogamma is a massive government administrative complex in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, long known as the central hub of Egypt’s bureaucratic paperwork and public services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
landmark
ArabicName المجمع NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Soviet-style architecture
monumental modernist
associatedWith Egyptian civil bureaucracy
Egyptian public administration
buildingType office building
city Cairo NERFINISHED
completionDate 1950s
constructionPeriod mid-20th century
coordinates 30.0443°N 31.2357°E
country Egypt
culturalSignificance iconic feature of Tahrir Square
symbol of Egyptian bureaucracy
floorArea very large
function bureaucratic paperwork processing
government administration
public services
hasRoleIn centralization of state paperwork in Egypt
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Cairo
Downtown Cairo NERFINISHED
Tahrir Square NERFINISHED
nameMeaning the complex
near Egyptian Museum NERFINISHED
Nile Corniche NERFINISHED
notableFor centralization of Egyptian government services
large bureaucratic offices
numberOfFloors approximately 14
owner Government of Egypt NERFINISHED
partOf Tahrir Square urban complex NERFINISHED
primaryOccupant Egyptian civil service offices
Egyptian government ministries
publicAccess restricted to official business
regionServed Egypt
Greater Cairo NERFINISHED
status standing
usedFor issuance of identity documents
issuance of passports
issuance of visas
various citizen permits

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