That makes Nairobi the youngest sky-scrapper city among the top ten. It would be interesting to compare these cities’ public infrastructure, and the quality of services provided by their respective city councils.
Some cities are quite old compared to Nairobi:
1. Durban--1824 2. Cairo--648 AD 3. Cape Town--1652 4. Johannesburg--1880s 5. Algiers--944 AD 6. Nairobi—1899 (Youngest) 7. Alexandria--344 BC 8. Lagos--1700s 9. Pretoria--1855 10. Harare—1890
That makes Nairobi the youngest sky-scrapper city among the top ten. It would be interesting to compare these cities’ public infrastructure, and the quality of services provided by their respective city councils.
Some cities are quite old compared to Nairobi:
1. Durban--1824
2. Cairo--648 AD
3. Cape Town--1652
4. Johannesburg--1880s
5. Algiers--944 AD
6. Nairobi—1899 (Youngest)
7. Alexandria--344 BC
8. Lagos--1700s
9. Pretoria--1855
10. Harare—1890