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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in India, February 1903

Description

Jnana Vapi Mosque (Great Mosque of Aurunzeb) constructed using columns from Bisewar Temple razed by Aurunzeb. Minarets tower 71 metres above Ganges. View from river Ganges of Mosque and ghats.

Reference code
GB/3/2/2/214
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Album Caption by Gertrude Bell
Aurungzeb's Mosque
Former reference
RTW 2_214
Photograph album
Location
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/5245/manifest.json