Famous Stepwells of India
Stepwell↕ | Location↕ | State↕ | Century Built↕ | Depth (m)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chand Baori | Abhaneri | Rajasthan | 9th century | 30 | 3,500 narrow steps over 13 stories, one of the deepest and oldest stepwells |
Rani ki Vav | Patan | Gujarat | 11th century | 27 | Queen's Stepwell, 500 principal sculptures, inverted temple form, UNESCO site |
Adalaj Stepwell | Adalaj | Gujarat | 1499 | 30 | Five-story octagonal plan, Indo-Islamic carvings, commissioned by Queen Rudabai |
Agrasen ki Baoli | New Delhi | Delhi | 14th century | 18 | 108 steps, rectangular, Delhi tourist favorite, rumored to be haunted |
Panna Meena ka Kund | Amer, Jaipur | Rajasthan | 16th century | 20 | Symmetrical crisscrossing staircases, Instagram favorite near Amer Fort |
Toorji ka Jhalra | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 1740 | 61 | Built by queen consort of Maharaja Abhaya Singh, sandstone carvings |
Raniji ki Baori | Bundi | Rajasthan | 1699 | 46 | Queen's Baori, finest stepwell in Bundi, multi-story arched pavilions |
Surya Kund | Modhera | Gujarat | 1026 | 17 | Part of Modhera Sun Temple, rectangular tank with 108 miniature shrines |
Hampi Pushkarani | Hampi | Karnataka | 15th century | 7 | Stepped tank at royal enclosure, black chlorite schist, Vijayanagara empire |
Dada Harir Stepwell | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1499 | 20 | Built by a Mahmud Begada harem lady, Sanskrit and Arabic inscriptions |
Neemrana Baoli | Neemrana | Rajasthan | 1760 | 25 | Nine-story stepwell, abandoned, 170 steps, near Neemrana Fort-Palace |
Gandhak ki Baoli | Mehrauli, Delhi | Delhi | 13th century | 30 | Sulphur water (gandhak = sulphur), built during Iltutmish reign |
Rajon ki Baoli | Mehrauli, Delhi | Delhi | 1506 | 13 | Built during Sikandar Lodi era, three-story arcaded verandah |
Bhamaria Kund | Mehmdabad | Gujarat | 1484 | 17 | Octagonal step-pond, summer pavilion of Mahmud Begada |
Mukundpura Baori | Rajasthan | Rajasthan | 18th century | 15 | Remote stepwell, intricate masonry, local village water source |
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