i love this blog, pruned, which covers mostly landscape architecture and some other cultural odds and ends. this not-so-recent post (which i have been saving for a while now) gives a lesson on stepwells, which makes me want to go to india to see one in person - even in the face of what's going on in mumbai right now. here's the original inspiration for pruned's post (see photo above), and here are some places to go to while you're there:
- chand baori, near the temple of harshshat mata
- panna mia stepped pond
- vasantgadh stepped pond, rajasthan
- hadi rani well, toda raisingh, rajasthan
- queen's stepwell at patan - gujarat state of western india
- nimrana stepwell, rajasthan
- cistern beside nahagarh fort, above jaipur
- manjushri stepwell, dhank, saurashtra
- the vav (aka well) in the small village of adalaj outside ahmedebad
link here to a great slideshow of stepwell photos, and check out the beautiful book steps to water: ancient stepwells of india - all about stepwells for further inspiration.
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