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Adalaj Stepwell
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Managed byArchaeological Survey of India (ASI)
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TypeStepwell
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A five-storey ornately carved stepwell built in 1499, descending deep underground to provide cool, shaded access to water in a semi-arid region, its walls covered in intricate floral and mythological carvings.
Did you know? Local legend holds the stepwell was commissioned by a queen mourning her husband, a Vaghela king killed in battle, only for the victorious sultan who built it to complete construction and then propose marriage to her.