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1499 Works: 1499 Architecture, 1499 Books, 1499 Novels, Piet, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Adalaj Stepwell, La Celestina, Muhakamat Al-Lughatayn

1499 Works: 1499 Architecture, 1499 Books, 1499 Novels, Piet, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Adalaj Stepwell, La Celestina, Muhakamat Al-Lughatayn


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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1499 Architecture, 1499 Books, 1499 Novels, Piet, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Adalaj Stepwell, La Celestina, Muhakamat Al-Lughatayn, Troitskaya Tower. Excerpt: Adalaj Stepwell Adalaj Stepwell Five storied deepAdalaj Stepwell (Gujarati: ) is a unique Hindu 'water building' in the village of Adalaj, close to Ahmedabad town in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat . The stepwell was built in 1499 by Muslim king Mohammed Begda for Queen Rani Roopba, wife of Veer Singh, the Vaghela chieftain. The step well or 'Vav', as it is called in Gujarati, is intricately carved and is five stories in depth. Such step wells were once integral to the semi arid regions of Gujarat as they provided basic water needs for drinking, washing and bathing. These wells were also venues for colorful festivals and sacred rituals. Stepwells, also called stepped ponds, built between the fifth century and nineteenth century, are common in the west of India; over 120 such wells are reported in the semi-arid region of Gujarat alone, of which the well at Adalaj is most popular. Stepwells are also found in more arid regions of the subcontinent, extending into Pakistan, to collect rain water during seasonal monsoons. While many such structures are utilitarian in construction, they sometimes include significant architectural embellishments, as in the Adlaj stepwell, which attracts a large number of tourists. In the past, these stepwells were frequented by travelers and caravans as stopovers along trade routes. Etymology While in Gujarati and Marwari language, the stepwell is called a vav, (leading down to the level of water), in other Hindi-speaking regions of North India it is known as a baoli (also spelt, bawdi, bawri and bavadi ). History A research scholar, who studied the history and ar...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156348635
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 40
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 73 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156348633
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 1499 Architecture, 1499 Books, 1499 Novels, Piet, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Adalaj Stepwell, La Celestina, Muhakamat Al-Lughatayn
  • Width: 229 mm


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