Gyanvapi Mosque, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India

Gyanvapi Mosque or Alamgiri Mosque. The Well of Knowledge" is a mosque constructed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is located north of Dashaswamedh Ghat, near Lalita Ghat along the river Ganges in Varanasi.

The minarets are 71 meters high and used to dominated the Varanasi skyline till a 1948 flood caused it to collapse. Material from the destroyed temple was reused by Aurangzeb while building the Gyanvapi Mosque.The mosque shows evidence of original Hindu temple in its foundation, columns and rear. The old temple wall was also incorporated as part of the walls of the mosque. The deliberately retained remnants of the temple are described to be "a warning and an insult to Hindu feelings". The façade is modeled on the Taj Mahal's entrance.