The Queen's Stepwell at Patan-Kirit Mankodi-9788190018401
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The Queen's Stepwell at Patan-Kirit Mankodi
| In the
arid region of Gujarat and Rajasthan with scarce rain, a highly original
architectural form developed, that of the stepped well, that is, a well with
a long flight of steps leading down to the water’s edge. The steps did not
remain as a mere adjunct to the well, but increased in complexity. Structural
necessity to hold back the loose earth, coupled with the builder’s love of
the ornate, transformed the flight of steps into an elaborate stairway, with
many pillared pavilions demarcating the stages and with many storeys on
successive pavilions. The Ranki Vav, or the Queen’s Stepwell, at Patan, the old capital of Gujarat, was built by Queen Udayamati in memory of her husband Bhimadeva the Solaki king late in the eleventh century. The monument was planned on an ambitious scale, two hundred twenty feet in length, with a draw well nearly one hundred feet deep, and was furnished with no fewer than eight hundred sculptures. The present work is concerned with the architecture, statuary, style and chronology of the Queen’s Stepwell. The method of construction is also considered to enable the reader to understand better this unique architectural form. Twenty-six large drawings, specially commissioned, and 211 colour and black-and-white photographs, illustrate the book. |
| Book | |
| ISBN | 9788190018401 |
| PUBLISHER | Franco Indian |
| Pages | 252 |
| Binding | 0 |
| Edition | 1991 |
| Language | ENGLISH |