Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان) is a public monument located in, adjacent to the Walled City of Lahore, in the Pakistani province of Punjab .[1] The tower was constructed during the 1960s site where the All-India Muslim Leaguepassed the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940 - the first official call for a separate and independent homeland for the Muslims of British India, as espoused by the two-nation theory. Minar-e-Pakistan مینارِ پاکستان   Location within Lahore General informationStatusNational Tower of PakistanTypePublic monumentLocation Lahore, Punjab  PakistanCoordinates31.5925°N 74.3095°EConstruction started23 March 1960Completed21 October 1968HeightRoof62 metres (203 ft)Design and constructionArchitectNasreddin Murat-KhanStructural engineerA Rehman NiaziMain contractorMian Abdul Khaliq Company DesignEdit The tower reflects a blend of Mughal/Islamic and modern architecture. The tower was designed and supervised by, an architect and engineer hailing from Punjab.[2] The foundation stonewas laid on 23 March 1960. Construction took eight years, and was completed on 21 October 1968 at an estimated cost of Rs 7,058,000. The money was collected by imposing an additional tax on cinema and horse racing tickets at the demand of Akhtar Hussain, governor of West Pakistan. Today, the minaret provides a panoramic view to visitors who can't climb up the stairs or access the top, by means of an elevator. The parks around the monument include marble fountains and an artificial lake.