Minar-e-Pakistan
مینارِ پاکستان | |
Minar-e-Pakistan (2021) | |
Interactive map of Minar-e-Pakistan | |
| Location | Greater Iqbal Park, Circular Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Coordinates | 31°35′33″N 74°18′34″E / 31.5925°N 74.3095°E |
| Designer | Nasreddin Murat-Khan |
| Type | National monument |
| Material | Reinforced concrete, marble, stone, steel |
| Width | 97.5 m (320 ft) (diameter) |
| Height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Beginning date | 23 March 1960 |
| Completion date | 22 March 1968 |
| Dedicated to | Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) |
| Status | National Tower of Pakistan |
Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان, romanised: Mīnār-e-Pākistān; lit. 'Tower of Pakistan') is a national monument located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The tower stands in the Greater Iqbal Park, an urban park in Lahore. The tower was built during 1960–1968 on the site where on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution which was later called the Pakistan Resolution – 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 creation of Pakistan in 1947.