Place

Abhaneri

Rajasthan · India

Chand Baori’s descending stone stairways, the purpose of stepwells in Rajasthan, and the sculptural and living history of the neighbouring Harshat Mata Temple.

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Explore Through Photographs

Photographs from the architectural archive, selected for this destination. Original camera references are preserved.

A view of the stepped geometry and pavilion at Chand Baori, Abhaneri. — A pavilion above the descending steps. (_DSC1586)

A person photographed among the geometric stone stairways at Chand Baori, Abhaneri. — A human presence among the steps. (IMG_0329)

Stone steps descending in repeated patterns at Chand Baori. — Stone lines descending toward the water. (IMG_0327)

Repeating stone stairways and architectural geometry at Chand Baori, Abhaneri. — The geometry of Chand Baori. (_DSC1588)

Architectural detail of the stepwell at Abhaneri. — A closer view of the stepwell. (IMG_0333)

Stone stairways and recesses in the Chand Baori stepwell. — Within the stepwell walls. (IMG_0328)

Repeating stairways along the stepped walls at Chand Baori. — Patterns in sandstone. (IMG_0331)

Carved niches and green water in a section of Chand Baori at Abhaneri. — Carved stone niches above the water. (_DSC1584)

Pigeons in a warm-toned arcade at Chand Baori, Abhaneri. — Pigeons in the stepwell arcade. (_DSC1590)

A child near a railing before the immense descending stone steps of Chand Baori. — A child against the scale of the stepwell. (_DSC1585)

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Abhaneri: The Architecture of Water and Memory

Chand Baori’s descending stone stairways, the purpose of stepwells in Rajasthan, and the sculptural and living history of the neighbouring Harshat Mata Temple.