"Rani Ki Vav" is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat state of India. ❣️
It is located on the banks of Saraswati river.
Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, daughter of Khengara of Saurashtra, queen and spouse of the 11th-century Chaulukya king Bhima I.
This stepwell rediscovered in 1940s and restored in 1980s by the Archaeological Survey of India. It has been listed as one of the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 2014
The stepwell was later flooded by the Saraswati river and silted over. In 1890s, Henry Cousens and James Burgess visited it when it was completely buried under the earth and only well shaft and few pillars were visible.
In the 1940s, excavations carried out under the Baroda State revealed the stepwell. In 1986, a major excavation and restoration was carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
The architecture and sculptures is similar to the Vimalavasahi temple on Mount Abu and Sun temple at Modhera.
It measures approximately 65 metres long, 20 metres wide and 28 metres deep. The stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs which lead down to deep circular well.There are 212 pillars in the stepwell.
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