he Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاہی مسجد, Imperial Mosque) in Lahore was commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The real name of the mosque as written in calligraphy on marble above the entrance gate is read as Masjid Abul Zafar Muhy-ud-Din Mohammad Alamgir Badshah Ghazi. Constructed between 1671 and 1673, it was the largest mosque in the world upon construction. Today it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and the fifth largest mosque in the world. It is Lahore's most iconic and famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.[1] Aurangzeb's mosque's architectural plan is similar