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A 19th-century reconstruction of the keep at Château d'Étampes. Since the 16th century, the English word keep has commonly referred to large towers in castles. [4] The word originates from around 1375 to 1376, coming from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel. [5]
The tower reflects a blend of Mughal/Islamic and modern architecture. The tower was designed and supervised by, Nasreddin Murat-Khan, a Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer. [4] The minaret provides a panoramic view to visitors who can access the top by climbing up the stairs or by means of an elevator.
The Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مينارِ پاكستان; Mīnār-ĕ Pākistān) which is the national tower of Pakistan also known as Tower of Pakistan is a 60 metre tall concrete minaret in Iqbal Park in Lahore. [13] The Minar was built on the site where the Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution, demanding the creation of Pakistan.
A typical kale has the same features known from Western and Eastern counterparts, such as curtain walls with towers and a gatehouse, an inner tower similar to a keep (bâlâhisar, erk or başkule in Turkish), battlements and embrasures, a moat and sometimes postern gates.
They are easily identifiable as the highest tower within the castle. Common translations of tenshu include keep, main keep, or donjon. Tenshu are characterized as typically timber-framed, having multiple stories, being seated on ishigaki (dry stone) foundations, and having individual floors delineated by surrounding tiled eaves.
Hiran Minar (Urdu: ہرن مینار; or "The Deer Tower") is an early 17th-century Mughal era complex in Sheikhupura, in the Pakistani province of Punjab.It was built at the site of a game reserve in honor of Mughal Emperor Jahangir's beloved antelope, Mansraj. [3]
The Faisalabad Clock Tower (Punjabi, Urdu: فیصل آباد کلاک ٹاور), formerly known as the Lyallpur Clock Tower, is a clock tower in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, and is one of the oldest monuments still standing in its original state from the period of the British Raj.
One Constitution Avenue Tower 1 105 m (346 ft) 26 2017 Islamabad: Residential: Topped out 26 One Constitution Avenue Tower 2 105 m (346 ft) 26 2017 Islamabad: Residential: Topped out 27 Mega G4 Tower 105 m (344 ft) 26 2016 Karachi: Office: First LEED certified building in Pakistan [23] 28 Marine View Tower 103 m (338 ft) 26 2019 Karachi: Office: 29