Minar-e-Pakistan (Lahore)
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The Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مينارِ پاكستان لاہور / Mīnār-ĕ Pākistān) is a tall concrete unique minaret in Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan. Its height is about 60 meters [1] or 198.5 feet. The name can be translated as Minaret of Pakistan, Pakistan Tower or Pakistan Column. Now it is officially recognized as the National Monument of Pakistan. This is the site where in 1940, seven years before the formation of Pakistan, the Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution, now known as The Pakistan Resolution, in which the need for a separate homeland for the Muslims from the British Empire and Hindu dominance in India was originally recognised.
The Minar-e-Pakistan was designed by Murad Khan, a Turkish architect. The base of the tower is raised approximately 4 metres from the ground. It rises up to approximately 13 metres, forming a sculpted, flower-like base. From this point it tapers as it rises. The base platform is shaped like a five-pointed star and it encloses crescent shaped pools. The overall height of the monument is approximately sixty metres. It is constructed of reinforced concrete, with the floors and walls rendered in stone and marble.
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The Minar-e-Pakistan was designed by Murad Khan, a Turkish architect. The base of the tower is raised approximately 4 metres from the ground. It rises up to approximately 13 metres, forming a sculpted, flower-like base. From this point it tapers as it rises. The base platform is shaped like a five-pointed star and it encloses crescent shaped pools. The overall height of the monument is approximately sixty metres. It is constructed of reinforced concrete, with the floors and walls rendered in stone and marble.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f39BECjdRw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfMKd0yeivc
archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=364
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minar-e-Pakistan
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Coordinates: 31°35'32"N 74°18'34"E
- Walled City of Lahore /لاهور 0.5 km
- Battle of Asal Uttar 46 km
- Guru Ki Wadali Amritsar,punjab 46 km
- Khalsa College Amritsar complex 50 km
- Nankana Sahib 61 km
- Battle of Sabraon 70 km
- Old Jalandhar - 4 123 km
- Jaitu 135 km
- Gurusar 148 km
- Malerkotla 189 km
- Iqbal Park 0.3 km
- Ravi Park and Nabi Park 0.6 km
- Karim Park 0.8 km
- Qasoor Pura 1 km
- Vegetable and Fruit Market 1.2 km
- Amin Park, Lahore 1.4 km
- Khokhar Town 2.2 km
- Shumal Maghribi Lahore (North West Lahore) 3.4 km
- Yousaf Park 4.7 km
- Shumali Lahore (North Lahore) 5.9 km
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