India. Benares. Aurangzeb's Mosque, after a photo by Dr. Kurt Boeck
Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
c. 1890–1910
Medium
Photochrom
Dimensions
image: 20.5 × 26.7 cm · mounted: 25.4 × 29.8 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
Accession Number
2019.185
About this artwork
The sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, a very pious Muslim, had this enormous mosque built in a blend of Islamic and Hindu architectural styles. It was constructed in the late 17th century on the site of one of the most sacred ancient Hindu temples in the city of Varanasi (formerly Benares).