Stepwell - Wikipedia
Stepwells (also known as vavs or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in defining subterranean architecture in western India from the 7th to the 19th century. [1] .
Chand Baori - Wikipedia
Chand Baori is a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. [1][2][3] It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. [4] It is named after a local ruler of Nikumbh dynasty called Raja Chanda and its construction is dated to the 8th-9th century.
Chand Baori – Abhaneri, India - Atlas Obscura
Oct 15, 2009 · Discover Chand Baori in Abhaneri, India: Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Step into the Chand Bawdi, an architectural wonder in Rajasthan
Jun 9, 2013 · A stepwell or ‘bawdi’ or ‘baori’, is exactly what the name suggests – a well with steps that lead down to the water. About 1000 years ago, a 13-storey deep water reservoir boasting 3500 steps was built to ensure that people in the arid Abhaneri region of Rajasthan had a dependable water source.
The incredible architecture of Chand Baori Stepwell
Sep 7, 2020 · Chand Baori in Abhaneri village (a corruption of Abha Nagari meaning “City of Brightness”) is the world’s largest and deepest step well, constructed over a thousand years ago in the 9th Century by Raja Chand to resolve water shortages via water harvesting in the arid Rajasthani area.
Adalaj Stepwell - Wikipedia
Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai Stepwell is a stepwell located in the small town of Adalaj, close to Gandhinagar city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was built in 1498 in the memory of Rana Veer Singh of the Vaghela dynasty.
The Inverted Pyramid that Harvests Water: Abhaneri’s Chand Bawdi
The simple yet ingenious tactics of construction enable the temperature at the bottom of the stepwell to be 6-8 degrees cooler than the outside desert. Nestled in the earth and built to harvest rainwater with local permeable stones, the inverted ziggurat configuration of the bawdi separates cold air at the bottom from the hot desert winds. The ...