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Minar-e-Pakistan
(Urdu:
مینارِ
پاکستان)
is
a
national
monument
located
in
Lahore,
Pakistan.[2]
The
tower
was
built
between
1960
and
1968
on
the
site
where
the
All-India
Muslim
League
passed
the
Lahore
Resolution
(which
was
latter
called
Pakistan
Resolution)
on
23
March
1940
-
the
first
official
call
for
a
separate
and
independent
homeland
for
the
Muslims
of
British
India,
as
espoused
by
the
two-nation
theory.
The
resolution
eventually
helped
lead
to
the
emergence
of
an
independent
Pakistani
state
in
1947.[3][4]
The
tower
is
located
in
the
middle
of
a
garden,
called
Iqbal
Park.
The
tower
reflects
a
blend
of
Mughal/Islamic
and
modern
architecture.
The
tower
was
designed
and
supervised
by,
Nasreddin
Murat-Khan
a
Russian-born
Pakistani
architect
and
civil
engineer.[6]
The
foundation
stone
was
laid
on
23
March
1960.
Construction
took
eight
years,
and
was
completed
on
21
October
1968
at
an
estimated
cost
of
Rs
7,058,000.
The
money
was
collected
by
imposing
an
additional
tax
on
cinema
and
horse
racing
tickets
at
the
demand
of
Akhter
Husain,
governor
of
West
Pakistan.
Today,
the
minaret
provides
a
panoramic
view
to
visitors
who
can
climb
up
the
stairs
or
access
the
top,
by
means
of
an
elevator.
The
base
is
about
8
metres
above
the
ground.
The
tower
rises
about
62
metres
on
the
base,
the
total
height
of
the
minar
is
about
70
metres
above
the
ground.
The
unfolding
petals
of
the
flower-like
base
are
9
metres
high.
The
diameter
of
the
tower
is
about
9.75
meters.
The
rostrum
is
built
of
patterned
tiles,
and
faces
Badshahi
Mosque.
The
base
comprises
four
platforms.
To
symbolise
the
humble
beginning
of
the
freedom
struggle,
first
platform
is
built
with
uncut
stones
from
Taxila,
second
platform
is
made
of
hammer-dressed
stones,
whereas
third
platform
is
of
chiselled
stones.
Polished
white
marble
at
the
fourth
and
final
platform
depicts
the
success
of
the
Pakistan
Movement.[7]
The
structure
uses
the
imagery
of
crescents
and
stars,
signs
that
symbolize
the
culture
of
Pakistan,
similarly
seen
in
the
National
Flag.[5]
Mr.
Mukhtar
Masood,
a
prolific
writer
and
the
then–deputy
commissioner
of
Lahore,
was
one
of
the
members
of
the
Building
Committee.
Mian
Abdul
Khaliq
and
Company.
Services
engineer
Mian
Abdul
Ghani
Mughal
went
on
to
build
many
other
landmarks
of
Pakistan
including
Gaddafi
Stadium
Lahore,
City
Hospital
Gujranwala,
Chand
da
Qila
By-Pass
Gujranwala,
Lords
Hotel,
and
University
of
Punjab
Campus
Gujranwala
and
9
floors.
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