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Pakistani architecture is intertwined with the architecture of the broader Indian subcontinent. The major architectural styles popular in the past were Temple, Indo-Islamic, Mughal and Indo-Saracenic architecture, all of which have many regional varieties. With the beginning of the Indus civilization around the middle of the 3rd millennium BC ...
Minar-e-Pakistan ( Punjabi: مَنارِ پاکستان, romanized:Manār-e-Pākastān; Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان, romanized :Mīnār-e-Pākistān; lit.'Tower of Pakistan') is a tower located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The tower was built between 1960 and 1968 on the site where the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore ...
The Pakistan Monument ( Urdu: یادگارِ پاکستان) is a national monument and heritage museum located on the western Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad, Pakistan. The monument was constructed to symbolize the unity of the Pakistani people. It is dedicated to the people of Pakistan who sacrificed their "today" for a better "tomorrow".
226 ft 4.5 in (68.999 m) Materials. Red sandstone, marble. The Badshahi Mosque ( Punjabi: بادشاہی مسیت, romanized: Bādshā'ī Masīt; Urdu: بادشاہی مسجد, romanized : Bādshāhī Masjid) is a Mughal-era imperial mosque located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1][ 2] It was constructed between 1671 and 1673 during the rule of ...
The culture of Pakistan ( Urdu: پاکستانی ثقافت Pākistāni S̱aqāfat) is based in the Indo-Persian cultural matrix that constitutes a foundation plank of South Asian Muslim identity. [1] The region has formed a distinct cultural unit within the main cultural complex of South Asia, Middle East and Central Asia.
Nasreddin Murat-Khan [a] TI (1904 – 15 October 1970) was a Russian -born Pakistani architect and civil engineer. He is renowned for designing the iconic national monument, the Minar-e-Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] He was also the architect of the Gaddafi Stadium and several other notable buildings and structures.
Mazar-e-Quaid ( Urdu: مزارِ قائد ), also known as Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a 1960s modernist style, it was completed in 1971, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi as well as one of the most popular tourist sites in the city. [1]
Rohtas Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: قلعہ روہتاس, romanized: Qilā Rohtās) is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Dina in Jhelum district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Raja Todar Mal , the minister of the Sur king Sher Shah Suri , supervised the construction of the fort which is now one of the largest and most formidable in ...