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Historical Place Adalaj Vav Ahmedabad ( Guajrat )
Historical Place Adalaj Vav Ahmedabad ( Guajrat )
Adalaj Vav
Location :
18 Kms North of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Meaning :
Step Well. Built By : Ruda, Wife Of Vaghela Chief Virsinh.
Built In : 15/16th Century AD.
Adalaj is a village 18 kms to the north of Ahmedabad . The 'Vav'
(step-well) at Adalaj derives its name from the lady patron, Ruda, wife
of the Vaghela chief, Virsinh; who
built it in the 15th or 16th century AD.
The 'Vav', laid out in the north-south direction, the step well with the
well in the north and the entrance in the south, has a total extent of
75.3 meters. It is the only major monument of its kind, having three
entrance stairs leading to the stepped hall. These three entrances
assemble in the first storey, underground, in a huge square platform.
The platform has an octagonal opening on the top.
The Structure
The platform rests on 16 pillars, eight on the corners, and two in front of each
main
side. Four built-in shrines, with doors, windows and balconies, mark
the four corners of the platform. The stepped corridor begins from this
square platform.
The corridor is entirely surrounded by a one-meter high ramparts wall
with a rounded topping. It descends with four pavilion towers for five
storeys. The walls of the 'Vav' are veritable showcases of sculptures
and ornamentation. The sculptures range from a king sitting on a stool
under a parasol, to erotic scenes; and from ladies churning buttermilk
to dancing girls.
The frames of the doors around the entrances of the twisting staircases
to the octagonal shaft are surrounded by a 'parikrama', which is an
enlarged version of the frames around the niches. Stringcourses running
along the sidewalls embellish all parts of the structure, sometimes
dividing the wall into horizontal sections. They also come into view on
the walls of the octagonal shaft, depicting floral or leaf patterns, or
rows of animals.
How To Get There The platform rests on 16 pillars, eight on the corners, and two in front of each
main
side. Four built-in shrines, with doors, windows and balconies, mark
the four corners of the platform. The stepped corridor begins from this
square platform.
The corridor is entirely surrounded by a one-meter high ramparts wall
with a rounded topping. It descends with four pavilion towers for five
storeys. The walls of the 'Vav' are veritable showcases of sculptures
and ornamentation. The sculptures range from a king sitting on a stool
under a parasol, to erotic scenes; and from ladies churning buttermilk
to dancing girls.
The frames of the doors around the entrances of the twisting staircases
to the octagonal shaft are surrounded by a 'parikrama', which is an
enlarged version of the frames around the niches. Stringcourses running
along the sidewalls embellish all parts of the structure, sometimes
dividing the wall into horizontal sections. They also come into view on
the walls of the octagonal shaft, depicting floral or leaf patterns, or
rows of animals.
Road : Adalaj is a village north of Ahmedabad , 18km by road.
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