Today we go to the WELL
Stepwells are wells or ponds in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps. Dated to 600 AD, stepwells are essentially inverted ziggurats excavated from the earth, producing an infrastructural monument to water collection.
here are some interesting ones:
Stepwells are wells or ponds in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps. Dated to 600 AD, stepwells are essentially inverted ziggurats excavated from the earth, producing an infrastructural monument to water collection.
here are some interesting ones:
here are some more stepwells
Maybe this is where MC Escher got his inspiration?
ReplyDeleteWonder how they held back the earth as the dug the next layer down?
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