Gyanvapi Mosque

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Gyanvapi Mosque
The Gyanvapi Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Functional
Location
Location	Varanasi, India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of India Gyanvapi Mosque (Uttar Pradesh) Show map of Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	25°18′40″N 83°00′38″E / 25.311229°N 83.010461°E / 25.311229; 83.010461
Architecture
Style	Mughal architecture (part of Indo-Islamic architecture)
Specifications
Dome(s)	3
Minaret(s)	2

The Gyanvapi Mosque is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was constructed c. 1678, a decade after Aurangzeb's demolition of a Shiva temple that stood at the site.^[1]