Islamic Summit Minar

Islamic Summit Minar Charing Cross

The Islamic Summit Minar is an obelisk-shaped structure built near the Charing Cross, Mall Road in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built to commemorate the Organisation of Islamic Conference held in Lahore in 1974. Its foundation stone was laid on 22 February 1974 on the first anniversary of the conference. It is 155 feet high.

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

Structure

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.^[1] It is located in front of Wapda House and the Punjab Assembly Building.

The museum display below the monument comprises antiquities from various Muslim countries.

References

List of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan

UNESCO World Heritage Sites	Lahore Fort Rohtas Fort Shalimar Gardens Taxila

Monuments	Chauburji Cypress Tomb Hakimon ka Maqbara House of Abdus Salam, Jhang Nicholson's Obelisk Minar-e-Pakistan Shrine of Baha'al-Halim Shrine of Jalaluddin Bukhari Shrine of Nuriya Islamic Summit Minar Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan Tomb of Anarkali Tomb of Bibi Jawindi Tomb of Dai Anga Tomb of Jahangir Tomb of Jani Khan Tomb of Lala Rukh Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal Tomb of Nadira Begum Tomb of Nur Jahan Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam

Forts	Derawar Fort Lahore Fort Rohtas Fort

Gardens	Bagh-e-Jinnah Hazuri Bagh Kamran's Baradari Shalimar Gardens

Government buildings	Governor's House Lahore High Court building National College of Arts Quaid-e-Azam Library

Religious monuments	Badshahi Mosque Dai Anga Mosque Data Durbar Complex Gurdwara Janam Asthan Katasraj temple Mariyam Zamani Mosque Sacred Heart Cathedral St. John's Church Sialkot Cathedral Sunehri Mosque Wazir Khan Mosque

Museums	Javed Manzil Lahore Museum

Other buildings	Shahi Hammam Well of Dina Nath

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

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Islamic Summit Minar

Structure

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