Google Pakistan’s Homepage Doodle Commemorates Independence Day

Google Doodles is a tradition as old as Google itself. The company regularly celebrates local and international holidays, festivals, events and days with a historic value using a customized Google logo on its homepage.

Continuing a yearly tradition, Google Pakistan’s homepage today has been adorned with a nationalistic illustration that features Pakistan Monument, an internationally-recognized monument situated in the country’s capital Islamabad, lit up beautifully under a starry night with Google’s logo in golden color in the foredrop.

Starting in 2011, Google has marked Pakistan’s Independence Day regularly on August 14^th each year. The first independence doodle was relatively simple enough to feature national symbols ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ and ‘Crescent and Moon’, the illustrations got more representative overtime.

An apt choice for the occasion this year, Pakistan Monument is a beautiful memorial which was erected only after its proposed blueprint won a competition arranged by Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) to choose a design that best represented Pakistan and its people.