Summit Minar, Lahore

View of the Summit Minar with Punjab Assembly Building in background and Charing Cross on the left

The Summit Minar is an obelisk-shaped structure built in the centre of Charing Cross, Mall Road in the city of Lahore, Punjab the province of Pakistan.^[1] It was built to commemorate the second Islamic Summit Conference held in Lahore in 1974. Its foundation stone was laid on 22 February 1974 on the first anniversary of the conference.^[2]^[3] It is 155 feet (47 m) high.^{[citation needed]}

Structure[]

Summit Minar, Charing Cross

The minar was constructed by National Construction Company Pakistan Ltd. and designed by a Turkish architect, Vedat Dalokay who also designed the Faisal Mosque located in Islamabad. It is located in front of Wapda House and the Punjab Assembly Building.^[3]

The monument, composed of an obelisk and reflecting pool, completes the design of an urban square. Below ground, there is a museum display, meeting rooms, and a small auditorium.

References[]

^ "Islamic Summit Minar, Lahore". archaeology.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ Rafay, Ahmad (27 February 2017). "Charing Cross: A snapshot of Lahore's multicultural past". Geo News. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Built on the occasion of Organisation of Islamic Conference". Lahore.city-history.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

v t Landmarks of The Mall, Lahore
Educational institutions	Aitchison College Government College University Lahore American School National College of Arts St. Anthony High School
Government landmarks	Charing Cross General Post Office Governor's House Summit Minar, Lahore Lahore High Court Masonic Temple Provincial Assembly of the Punjab WAPDA House
Visitor attractions	Alhamra Arts Council Bagh-e-Jinnah Cathedral Church of the Resurrection Ferozsons Lahore Gymkhana Club Lahore Museum Lahore Zoo Pak Tea House Pearl-Continental Hotel & Resort Quaid-e-Azam Library Sacred Heart Cathedral Zamzama

v t List of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	Lahore Fort Rohtas Fort Shalimar Gardens Taxila
Monuments	Bloody Bastion Chauburji Hakimon ka Maqbara Faisalabad Clock Tower Nicholson's Obelisk Minar-e-Pakistan Islamic Summit Minar Sialkot Clock Tower
Forts	Attock Fort Derawar Fort Lahore Fort Pharwala Fort Rawat Fort Rohtas Fort Sangni Fort Sheikhupura Fort
Gardens	Bagh-e-Jinnah Hazuri Bagh Kamran's Baradari Shalimar Gardens
Tombs	Buddhu's Tomb Cypress Tomb Data Darbar Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan Tomb of Anarkali Tomb of Asif Khan Tomb of Bibi Jawindi Tomb of Dai Anga Tomb of Jahangir Tomb of Jani Khan Shrine of Khalid Walid Tomb of Lala Rukh Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal Tomb of Nadira Begum Tomb of Nur Jahan Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Shrines	Data Darbar Shrine of Baha'al-Halim Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya Shrine of Jalaluddin Bukhari Shrine of Mian Mir Shrine of Nuriya Shrine of Shah Jamal
Government buildings	Ghanta Ghar Multan Governor's House Lahore High Court building National College of Arts Noor Mahal Quaid-e-Azam Library
Religious buildings	Aqsa Mosque, Rabwah Badshahi Mosque Bhong Mosque Dai Anga Mosque Data Durbar Complex Gurdwara Janam Asthan Katasraj temple Mariyam Zamani Mosque Neevin Mosque Prahladpuri Temple Sacred Heart Cathedral of Lahore Sialkot Cathedral St. John's Church of Jhelum St. Joseph's Cathedral of Rawalpindi Saleh Kamboh Mosque Multan Eid Gah Mosque Sialkot Cathedral Sunehri Mosque Wazir Khan Mosque
Museums	Harappa Museum House of Abdus Salam Iqbal Manzil Javed Manzil Lahore Museum Pakistan Army Museum Taxila Museum
Ruins	Amb Temples Bhir Mound Dharmarajika Harappa Mankiala stupa Mohra Muradu Sirkap Taxila
Other buildings	Bahawalpur Central Library Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bedi Mahal Faisalabad railway station Fareed Gate Shahi Hammam Omar Hayat Mahal Presentation Convent Girls High School Rawalpindi railway station Sialkot Junction railway station Wah Gardens Well of Dina Nath

Coordinates: 31°33′37″N 74°19′30″E / 31.5603°N 74.3251°E / 31.5603; 74.3251

Summit Minar, Lahore

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