Minar-e-Pakistan Historical Facts and Pictures

Built in 1960, the Minar-e Pakistan is located in the Iqbal Park,Lahore. This public monument celebrates the success of the Pakistan Resolution passed in 1940.

Minar-e-Pakistan Images

Minar-e-Pakistan Photos

Minar-e-Pakistan Pictures

Designed and supervised by Nasreddin Murat Khan, an architect and engineer from Dagestan, the tower exemplifies a synthesis of Islamic, Mughal and modern architecture. The 62 meters tall tower is situated on an 8 meter high base. The flower shaped rostrum, facing the Badshahi Mosque is built with patterned tiles.

Minar-e-Pakistan

Minar-e-Pakistan at Night

The base of the tower is a comprised structure of four platforms, built respectively with taxila, hammer dressed and chiseled stones along with polished marble.

Minar-e-Pakistan at Night View

Minar-e-Pakistan at Night

Lined with red and green marble, two crescent-shaped four feet deep pools surrounding the platform reflects glittering images of the tower during the night.

Minar-e-Pakistan Night View

Night View of Minar-e-Pakistan

Minar E Pakistan Inside

Decorated with white marble, the tower consists 10 vertical slabs weaved with flower petals, shiny domes and a spiral staircase.

Inside of Minar-e-Pakistan

Minar-e-Pakistan Inside Flooring

Minar-e-Pakistan Inside View

Minar-e-Pakistan Inside

The marble fountains occupying the access point, accompanied with watery rainbows produced by special lighting, adds further beauty to this memorial.