Agrasen Ki Baoli

Coordinates: 28°37′34″N 77°13′30″E / 28.62611°N 77.22500°E / 28.62611; 77.22500
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Agrasen Ki Baoli
Indian
Town or cityDelhi
CountryIndia

Agrasen Ki Baoli (also known as behens Ki Baoli; transl. 

Baoli of Agrasen) is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical stepwell in New Delhi, India.[1]

Located on Hailey Road,

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
of 1958.

Although there are no known

historical records to prove who built the stepwell, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king Agrasen,[3] and the present architecture hints at it being rebuilt in the 14th century during the Tughlaq or Lodi period of the Delhi Sultanate
. The baoli is open daily from 9 am to 5:30 pm.

Toponymy

Baoli or

Indus Valley civilisation.[10]

Architecture

Panoramic view of Agrasen Ki Baoli

This baoli, with 108 steps, is among a few of its kind in

Tughlaq or Lodi period and is flanked by a small three-sided mosque towards the west.[11] a very clear Persian-style architecture – bioclimatic architecture[clarification needed
]

In popular culture

The location has been used to shoot scenes from various Bollywood films, such as the blockbuster film

Mom.[12][13] The stepwell also appeared on the second episode of The Amazing Race Australia 2 in 2012.[14]

There are also urban legends of the stepwell being haunted.[15][16][17][18]

Gallery

  • Agrasen Ki Baoli is a popular tourist destination.
    Agrasen Ki Baoli is a popular tourist destination.
  • One of the many graffiti outside the monument
    One of the many graffiti outside the monument

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Named after administrator Malcolm Hailey.[2]
  2. Barakhamba Road
    .

References

  1. ^ Agrasen ki Baoli gets new lease of life. The Times of India, 2 January 2002. Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Times of India
    .
  3. ISBN 978-81-269-0616-1
    . The author considers king Agrasen an actual historical figure.
  4. ISBN 086125 248 9
    .
  5. ^ Whitworth, George Clifford (1885), An Anglo-Indian Dictionary (see baoli).
  6. ^ Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981), The step wells of Gujarat in art-historical perspective (see the term).
  7. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Reprinted by Motilal Banarasidass
    .
  8. ^ "Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems".
  9. ^ "All Important Information About Agrasen Ki Baoli". travelpraise.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ Shuichi Takezawa (August 2002). "Stepwells – Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj" (PDF). Journal of Architecture and Building Science. 117 (1492): 24. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  11. ^ Baolis in Delhi
  12. ^ "8 Facts You Didn't Know About Agrasen Ki Baoli". Native Planet. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Bollywood movies shot at Agrasen ki Baoli". bollylocations.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  14. ^ "RECAP: THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA, EPISODE 2.02 – "HE'S AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL."". dryedmangoez.com. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  15. ^ "A Visit To Agrasen Ki Baoli Considered A Haunted Monument in New Delhi". desi Traveler. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  16. ^ Jain, Aditi. "Agrasen Ki Baoli". Tripoto. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  17. ^ Show, Subhas Chandra. "Agrasen ki Baoli Haunted, Ugrasen ki Baoli new Delhi". Ghoststoriesworld.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Agrasen Ki Baoli, New Delhi". hauntedindia.blogspot.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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