Pakistan Monument
The Pakistan Monument was
inaugurated in Islamabad on 23 March 2007 as a national monument embodying the
country’s history, and is in effect rich with significant cultural references.
For its design, architect Arif Masood drew inspiration from the figure of a
blossoming flower to represent the four provinces and three territories into
which Pakistan is subdivided. The structure consists of four bigger ‘petals’
(the provinces), alternated with three smaller ones (the territories), built in
granite and decorated with murals on the inner sides. Seen from above, the
monument meaningfully recalls the five-pointed star on Pakistan’s
national flag. Below the petals, a metallic crescent is found, which
is inscribed with verses by Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Indian
poet Muhammad Iqbal.
inaugurated in Islamabad on 23 March 2007 as a national monument embodying the
country’s history, and is in effect rich with significant cultural references.
For its design, architect Arif Masood drew inspiration from the figure of a
blossoming flower to represent the four provinces and three territories into
which Pakistan is subdivided. The structure consists of four bigger ‘petals’
(the provinces), alternated with three smaller ones (the territories), built in
granite and decorated with murals on the inner sides. Seen from above, the
monument meaningfully recalls the five-pointed star on Pakistan’s
national flag. Below the petals, a metallic crescent is found, which
is inscribed with verses by Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Indian
poet Muhammad Iqbal.
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