The Vanishing Stepwells of India

ISBN-13: 9781858946894 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 224 str.

Victoria Lautman

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Some of the finest architectural structures in India are to be found below ground: these are its ancient stepwells. Stepwells are unique to India; the earliest rudimentary wells date from about the 4th century CE, and eventually they were built throughout the country, particularly in the arid western regions.