This monument was constructed when Sharjah was elected and chosen to be the Arab culture capital for 1998. The monument depicts a huge arrow pointing to the sky and was publicly unveiled on 3rd May 1998. It is located on interchange 8 on the Sharjah – Dhaid road near to the Natural History museum.

The monument was constructed on an area of 3,600 square meter, with a height of 28 meters, on a granite base of 500 square meters; on top of it another smaller base was built. The memorial is constructed on a hill on Sharjah – Dhaid in order to be visible to motorists traveling from afar. Lighting has been installed to illuminate the monument at night.