Semiramis InterContinental Hotel is a skyscraper and

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complex located in

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. The 32-story building completed in 1987, and houses an

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hotel. The

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building replaced the historic Semiramis hotel, and contains 726

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and suites,

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, bars, a cafe, outdoor Nile view terraces, a Spa, a

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, ballrooms, conference and meeting rooms, a shopping arcade and a casino.

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