Hiran Minar (Sheikhupura) : From a Drone's eye

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : AirVuz contributor vasiq eqbal brings us this stunning drone video from Pakistan's Hiran Minar, one of the country's great cultural sites. It's a 17th-century hunting preserve built for the Mughal Emperor Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, who ruled over much of the Indian Subcontinent in the first part of the 1600's. The heart of the complex is a giant rectangular pool, which covers an area of over 60k square meters (almost 700k square ft.). It's located in the city of Sheikhupura in Punjab, about 40 km (around 25 mi.) northwest of Lahore.

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Hiran Minar (Urdu: ہرن مینار‎; or "The Deer Tower") is an early 17th-century Mughal era complex located in Sheikhupura, in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The complex was built at the site of a game reserve in honor of Mughal Emperor Jahangir's beloved antelope named Mansraj. The Emperor is remembered for his fondness of nature, and his complex embodies the Mughal relationship between humans, pets, and hunting.