Pakistan Monument

  Pakistan Monument  

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The Pakistan Monument may be a memorial and Heritage Museum located on the Western Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad, Pakistan. The monument was constructed to symbolise the unity of the Pakistani People. Its elevation makes the monument visible from across the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area and may be a popular tourist destination.Covering a complete area of two .8 hectares, the monument is formed as a blooming flower petal-shaped structure built of granite, with the inner walls of the petals inscribed with the outlines of Lahore Fort, Badshahi (Emperor’s) Mosque, Khyber Pass and Minar-e-Pakistan.

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The Monument opens onto a marble terrace providing a bird's-eye view of Islamabad City. The four main petals of the monument represent the four provinces of Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh, while the three smaller petals represent the three territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and therefore the Tribal Areas. The central platform is formed within the shape of a five-pointed star which is surrounded by a water body. A metallic crescent surrounding the star is inscribed with sayings of the Founding Father of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and poetry of National Poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Adjoining the Monument is that the Pakistan Monument Museum, which incorporates a wax museum depicting important events resulting in the Pakistan Movement. The complex receives on the average received 1500 tourists per day. From air the monument seems like a star (center) and a crescent moon (formed by walls forming the petals), these represent the star and crescent on Pakistan's flag. the inspiration stone was laid on 25 May 2004, completed in 2006 and inaugurated on 23 March 2007.

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