The tower
A flower-shaped base.
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Minar-e-Pakistan is a public monument tower in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, standing in Greater Iqbal Park about 9 km northwest of central Lahore in a straight line, near Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque. The tower was built between 1960 and 1968 on the site where, on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution, later called the Pakistan Resolution. Its foundation stone was laid on 23 March 1960, and construction took eight years, finishing on 22 March 1968. Its design blends Mughal, Islamic and modern architecture and was by the architect Nasreddin Murat-Khan. The slender white tower rises from a base shaped like an opening flower, above stepped platforms, surrounded by wide green lawns and paths with the old city around it. At sunset the sky behind it turns pink and violet, and it is lit at night. Visitors stroll the large park around the tower, which is popular with families in the evening, and the visit pairs well with nearby Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque.
A flower-shaped base.
Wide and green.
A pink sky.
Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore, Pakistan
Badshahi MosqueBadshahi Mosque is an imperial Mughal mosque in Lahore, built by Emperor Aurangz6 minutes walk
Lahore FortLahore Fort, also known as the Royal Fort, is a citadel at the northern end of t9 minutes walk
Wazir Khan MosqueWazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque in the Walled City of Lahore, 21 minutes walkAt sunset.
Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque.