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href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B1" title="ৰাণী কি বাৱ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৰাণী কি বাৱ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC" title="রানি কি বাব – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="রানি কি বাব" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani-ki-Vav" title="Rani-ki-Vav – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Rani-ki-Vav" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Ki_Vav" title="Rani Ki Vav – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Rani Ki Vav" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vav" title="Rani ki vav – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Rani ki vav" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%88" title="رانی‌کی‌واو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رانی‌کی‌واو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani-ki-Vav" title="Rani-ki-Vav – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Rani-ki-Vav" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A3%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%80_%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B5" title="રાણકી વાવ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="રાણકી વાવ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5" title="रानी की वाव – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रानी की वाव" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani-ki-Vav" title="Rani-ki-Vav – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Rani-ki-Vav" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vav" title="Rani ki vav – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Rani ki vav" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%95" title="ראני קי ואו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ראני קי ואו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%8D" title="ರಾಣಿ ಕಿ ವಾವ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ರಾಣಿ ಕಿ ವಾವ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98-%E1%83%99%E1%83%98-%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%98" title="რანი-კი-ვავი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="რანი-კი-ვავი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karalien%C4%97s_laiptuotasis_%C5%A1ulinys" title="Karalienės laiptuotasis šulinys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Karalienės laiptuotasis šulinys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5" title="रानी कि वाव – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="रानी कि वाव" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%80_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D" title="റാണി കീ വാവ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="റാണി കീ വാവ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5" title="रानी की वाव – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="रानी की वाव" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vav" title="Rani ki vav – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Rani ki vav" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5" title="रानी की वाव – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="रानी की वाव" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4" title="ラーニー・キ・ヴァーヴ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ラーニー・キ・ヴァーヴ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A3%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B5" title="ਰਾਣੀ ਕੀ ਵਾਵ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਰਾਣੀ ਕੀ ਵਾਵ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%DA%A9%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%88" title="رانی کی واو – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="رانی کی واو" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vav" title="Rani ki vav – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Rani ki vav" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani-ki-Vav" title="Rani-ki-Vav – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Rani-ki-Vav" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B2" title="Рани-ки-Вав – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Рани-ки-Вав" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vavi" title="Rani ki vavi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Rani ki vavi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vav" title="Rani ki vav – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Rani ki vav" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81,_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D" title="இராணியின் படிக்கிணறு, குஜராத் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="இராணியின் படிக்கிணறு, குஜராத்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A3%E0%B0%BF_%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%80_%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D" title="రాణి కీ వావ్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="రాణి కీ వావ్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5_%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B5_%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7" title="รานี กี วาว – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="รานี กี วาว" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_ki_vav" title="Rani ki vav – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Rani ki vav" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96-%D0%BA%D1%96-%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B2" 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class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">23.85889°N 72.10167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">23.85889; 72.10167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">4.68 ha (11.6 acres)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/922">922</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.3em;">Inscription</th><td class="infobox-data">2014 (38th <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Committee" title="World Heritage Committee">Session</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.3em;">Buffer zone</th><td class="infobox-data category">125.44 ha (310.0 acres)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rani Ki Vav</b> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">The Queen's Stepwell</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Stepwell" title="Stepwell">stepwell</a> situated in the town of <a href="/wiki/Patan,_Gujarat" title="Patan, Gujarat">Patan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, India. It is located on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Saraswati_River,_Gujarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Saraswati River, Gujarat">Saraswati River</a>. Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, the spouse of the 11th-century <a href="/wiki/Chaulukya_dynasty" title="Chaulukya dynasty">Chaulukya</a> king <a href="/wiki/Bhima_I" title="Bhima I">Bhima I</a>. Silted over, it was rediscovered in the 1940s and restored in the 1980s by the <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Survey_of_India" title="Archaeological Survey of India">Archaeological Survey of India</a>. It has been listed as one of the <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Sites</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India" title="List of World Heritage Sites in India">in India</a> since 2014. The stepwell is designed as an underground shrine or inverted temple; representing the sanctity of water, with the sculptures in the stepwell depicting numerous <a href="/wiki/Hindu_deity" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu deity">Hindu deities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rani_ki_Vav&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rani_ki_vav1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Rani_ki_vav1.jpg/250px-Rani_ki_vav1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Rani_ki_vav1.jpg/375px-Rani_ki_vav1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Rani_ki_vav1.jpg/500px-Rani_ki_vav1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9473" data-file-height="7427" /></a><figcaption>Inside Rani Ki Vav</figcaption></figure> <p>Rani ni vav was constructed during the rule of the <a href="/wiki/Chaulukya_dynasty" title="Chaulukya dynasty">Chaulukya dynasty</a>. It is located on the area of <a href="/wiki/Saraswati_River,_Gujarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Saraswati River, Gujarat">Saraswati river</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city was sacked by <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanate of Delhi">Sultan of Delhi</a> <a href="/wiki/Qutb-ud-din_Aybak" class="mw-redirect" title="Qutb-ud-din Aybak">Qutb-ud-din Aibak</a> between 1200 and 1210, and again by <a href="/wiki/Allauddin_Khilji" class="mw-redirect" title="Allauddin Khilji">Allauddin Khilji</a> in 1298.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 84">: 84 </span></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Prabandha-Chintamani" title="Prabandha-Chintamani">Prabandha-Chintamani</a></i>, composed by the Jain monk <a href="/wiki/Merutunga" title="Merutunga">Merutunga</a> in 1304, mentions: "Udayamati, the daughter of Naravaraha Khengara, built this novel stepwell at Shripattana (Patan) surpassing the glory of the <a href="/wiki/Sahasralinga_Tank" title="Sahasralinga Tank">Sahasralinga Tank</a>". According to it, the stepwell was commissioned in 1063 and was completed after 20 years. It is generally assumed that it was built in the memory of <a href="/wiki/Bhima_I" title="Bhima I">Bhima I</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1022</span> – 1064</span>) by his queen Udayamati and probably completed by Udayamati and <a href="/wiki/Karna_(Chaulukya_dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karna (Chaulukya dynasty)">Karna</a> after his death but whether she was a widow when she commissioned it is disputed. <a href="/wiki/Commissariat" title="Commissariat">Commissariat</a> puts the date of construction to 1032 based on the architectural similarity to <a href="/wiki/Dilwara_Temples" title="Dilwara Temples">Vimalavasahi temple on Mount Abu</a> built in the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> The stepwell was later flooded by the Saraswati river and silted over.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1890s, Henry Cousens and <a href="/wiki/James_Burgess_(archaeologist)" title="James Burgess (archaeologist)">James Burgess</a> visited it when it was completely buried under the earth and only the well shaft and few pillars were visible. They described it as being a huge pit measuring 87 metres (285 ft). In <i>Travels in Western India,</i> <a href="/wiki/James_Tod" title="James Tod">James Tod</a> mentioned that the material from the stepwell was reused in the other stepwell built in modern Patan, probably Trikam Barot ni Vav (Bahadur Singh stepwell).<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1940s, excavations carried out under the <a href="/wiki/Baroda_State" title="Baroda State">Baroda State</a> revealed the stepwell. In 1986, a major excavation and restoration was carried out by the <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Survey_of_India" title="Archaeological Survey of India">Archaeological Survey of India</a> (ASI). An image of Udayamati was also recovered during the excavation. The restoration was carried out from 1981 to 1987.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg/220px-Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg/330px-Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg/440px-Ancient_figure_of_dancer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rani ki vav has been declared a <a href="/wiki/Monuments_of_National_Importance_(India)" title="Monuments of National Importance (India)">Monument of National Importance</a> and protected by the ASI. It was added to the list of <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Sites</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India" title="List of World Heritage Sites in India">in India</a> on 22 June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named India's "Cleanest Iconic Place" at the 2016 Indian Sanitation Conference.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rani_ki_Vav&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rani_Ki_Vav,_Above_View.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Rani_Ki_Vav%2C_Above_View.JPG/220px-Rani_Ki_Vav%2C_Above_View.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Rani_Ki_Vav%2C_Above_View.JPG/330px-Rani_Ki_Vav%2C_Above_View.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Rani_Ki_Vav%2C_Above_View.JPG/440px-Rani_Ki_Vav%2C_Above_View.JPG 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>Rani Ki Vav, view from the top</figcaption></figure> <p>Rani ki vav is considered to be one of the finest and largest examples of stepwell architecture in Gujarat. It was built at the height of craftsmens’ ability in stepwell construction and the <a href="/wiki/Maru-Gurjara_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Maru-Gurjara architecture">Maru-Gurjara architecture</a> style, reflecting mastery of this complex technique and a beauty of detail and proportions. The architecture and sculptures are similar to the <a href="/wiki/Dilwara_Temples" title="Dilwara Temples">Vimalavasahi temple on Mount Abu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sun_Temple,_Modhera" title="Sun Temple, Modhera">Sun temple at Modhera</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is classified as a <i>Nanda</i>-type stepwell. It measures approximately 65 metres (213 ft) long, 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 28 metres (92 ft) deep. The fourth level is the deepest and leads into a rectangular tank 9.5 metres (31 ft) by 9.4 metres (31 ft), at a depth of 23 metres (75 ft). The entrance is located in the east, while the well is located at the westernmost end and consists of a shaft 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter and 30 metres (98 ft) deep.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs, which lead down to a deep, circular well. A stepped corridor is compartmentalized at regular intervals with pillared, multistorey pavilions. The walls, pillars, columns, brackets and beams are ornamented with carvings and <a href="/wiki/Scroll_(art)" title="Scroll (art)">scrollwork</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Niche_(architecture)" title="Niche (architecture)">niches</a> in the side walls are ornamented with delicate figures and sculptures. There are 212 pillars in the stepwell.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sculptures">Sculptures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rani_ki_Vav&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sculptures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 302px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 300px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Varaha (centre), woman with snake (left)"><img alt="Varaha (centre), woman with snake (left)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg/450px-Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg/675px-Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg/900px-Rani_ki_Vav_Vishnu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2888" data-file-height="1926" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Varaha" title="Varaha">Varaha</a> (centre), woman with snake (left)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 151.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 149.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rani_ki_Vaav_15.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vamana incarnation"><img alt="Vamana incarnation" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Rani_ki_Vaav_15.jpg/224px-Rani_ki_Vaav_15.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Rani_ki_Vaav_15.jpg/336px-Rani_ki_Vaav_15.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Rani_ki_vav_-_Patan_-_Gujarat_-_Wall_Decorations.jpg/900px-Rani_ki_vav_-_Patan_-_Gujarat_-_Wall_Decorations.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Parashurama" title="Parashurama">Parashurama</a> in the centre</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 300.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 298.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Kalki incarnation (centre), women with lipstick or twig (left) and with monkey (right)"><img alt="Kalki incarnation (centre), women with lipstick or twig (left) and with monkey (right)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG/448px-Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG" decoding="async" width="299" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG/671px-Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG/895px-Kalki_on_Stone_Panel.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4808" data-file-height="3224" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kalki" title="Kalki">Kalki</a> incarnation (centre), women with lipstick or twig (left) and with monkey (right)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 114px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 112px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Durga killing Mahishasura"><img alt="Durga killing Mahishasura" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg/168px-Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg/253px-Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg/337px-Maa_Durga_idol_in_rani_ki_vav.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1456" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Durga</a> killing Mahishasura</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 268.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 266.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gujarat_heritage.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bhairava and Apsaras"><img alt="Bhairava and Apsaras" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Gujarat_heritage.jpg/400px-Gujarat_heritage.jpg" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Gujarat_heritage.jpg/600px-Gujarat_heritage.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Wall with sculptural panels</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_stepwell,_patan,_gujarat.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Queens_stepwell%2C_patan%2C_gujarat.JPG/220px-Queens_stepwell%2C_patan%2C_gujarat.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Queens_stepwell%2C_patan%2C_gujarat.JPG/330px-Queens_stepwell%2C_patan%2C_gujarat.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Queens_stepwell%2C_patan%2C_gujarat.JPG/440px-Queens_stepwell%2C_patan%2C_gujarat.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Wall with sculptural panels</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg/260px-Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg/390px-Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg/520px-Rani_ki_vav_08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3205" data-file-height="2404" /></a><figcaption>Carved pillars</figcaption></figure> <p>There are more than 500 principal sculptures and over a thousand minor ones, often referencing literary works in combination with religious, symbolic and secular imagery.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ornamentation of the stepwell depicts the entire universe inhabited by gods and goddesses, celestial beings, men and women, monks, priests and <a href="/wiki/Laity" title="Laity">laity</a>; animals, fish and birds including seen and unseen ones, as well as plants and trees.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The stepwell is designed as an underground shrine or inverted temple; this represents the sanctity of water.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sculptures in the stepwell depict numerous Hindu deities. These include gods such as <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ganesha" title="Ganesha">Ganesha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kubera" title="Kubera">Kubera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lakulisha" title="Lakulisha">Lakulisha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Bhairava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indra" title="Indra">Indra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hayagriva" title="Hayagriva">Hayagriva</a> and <a href="/wiki/Devi" title="Devi">goddesses</a> like <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi" title="Lakshmi">Lakshmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Saraswati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chamunda" title="Chamunda">Chamunda</a>, Kshemankari, Suryani, the <a href="/wiki/Matrikas" title="Matrikas">Saptamatrikas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Durga</a> (as Mahishasurmardini). The sculptures associated with Vishnu outnumber all other deities, and include Sheshashayi Vishnu (Vishnu reclining on the thousand-hooded snake <a href="/wiki/Shesha" title="Shesha">Shesha</a> in the celestial ocean), Vishwarupa Vishnu (Cosmic form of Vishnu) and the <a href="/wiki/Dashavatara" title="Dashavatara">Dashavatara</a> (ten incarnations) of Vishnu.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sculptures include families of deities such as Brahma-Savitri, <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Uma</a>-<a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Maheshwar</a> and Lakshmi-Narayan. Notable among other sculptures are <a href="/wiki/Ardhanarishvara" title="Ardhanarishvara">Ardhanarishwara</a> (Shiva and Parvati in a combined, androgynous form) and a group of <a href="/wiki/Navagraha" title="Navagraha">Navagraha</a> (the nine planets) as well.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are a large number of celestial beings (<i><a href="/wiki/Apsara" title="Apsara">Apsaras</a></i>). One sculpture of an Apsara depicts her either applying lip paint or chewing on an aromatic twig while a man is attending to her feet. On the northern side of the third storey pavilion, there is a sculpture of an Apsara warding off a monkey clinging to her leg. At her feet, there is a nude female with a snake around her neck. There are also sculptures of Nagkanya (a serpent princess) with long hair and a swan, as well as depictions of celestial dancers in classical dance positions.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are large number of sculptures portraying women in their everyday life and activities. One sculpture depicts a woman combing her hair, adjusting her earring and looking at herself in the mirror. Other sculptures include a woman writing a letter, a young woman with a scorpion climbing her right leg and her clothes sliding off, a young woman pulling the beard of a dwarf-like man, a woman with a plate of fish in her hands with a snake encircling her leg and reaching out to the fish. One sculpture depicts a young woman coming out of her bath with wet hair and a swan catching droplets of water falling from her hair like pearls. The women in these sculptures are adorned with jewelry, including bangles, earrings, necklaces, waist girdles, anklets, and elegant clothes and well-combed hair. A variety of expressions and emotions are depicted in them, representing beauty as well as love in its sublime and seductive forms. There are sculptures representing maternal love such as a woman holding her child and pointing to the moon to divert his attention, a woman raising her child high to let him pick a mango from tree, and a woman in a mango grove accompanied by children.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 268.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 266.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rani_Ka_Vav,_Patan,_Gujarat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cantilevered brackets in well shaft"><img alt="Cantilevered brackets in well shaft" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rani_Ka_Vav%2C_Patan%2C_Gujarat.jpg/400px-Rani_Ka_Vav%2C_Patan%2C_Gujarat.jpg" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rani_Ka_Vav%2C_Patan%2C_Gujarat.jpg/600px-Rani_Ka_Vav%2C_Patan%2C_Gujarat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rani_Ka_Vav%2C_Patan%2C_Gujarat.jpg/800px-Rani_Ka_Vav%2C_Patan%2C_Gujarat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cantilevered brackets in well shaft</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 358px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 356px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Geometric lattice patterns and designs resembling Patola textile designs"><img alt="Geometric lattice patterns and designs resembling Patola textile designs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg/534px-Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg" decoding="async" width="356" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg/801px-Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg/1069px-Inside_rani_ki_vav_another_wall_structure.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Geometric lattice patterns and designs resembling <a href="/wiki/Patola_Sari" class="mw-redirect" title="Patola Sari">Patola</a> textile designs</div> </li> </ul> <p>There are gradually increasing <a href="/wiki/Cantilevered" class="mw-redirect" title="Cantilevered">cantilevered</a> brackets in the well shaft which are profusely ornamented.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kalpavriksha" title="Kalpavriksha">Kalpavriksha</a> carvings on the wall represent fertility and nature worship, while <a href="/wiki/Kirtimukha" title="Kirtimukha">kirtimukhas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Makara" title="Makara">makaras</a> adorn the basements and capitals of pillars.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are <a href="/wiki/Latticework" title="Latticework">latticework</a> patterns and designs resembling local, geometric textile designs, and traditional <a href="/wiki/Patola_Sari" class="mw-redirect" title="Patola Sari">Patola</a> designs are featured on the wall at the stepwell's northern entrance. These may have been adapted from wood carvings and ceilings seen in temples.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Figures of horses, elephants and lions decorate pillars and basement moldings.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Depiction">Depiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rani_ki_Vav&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Depiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since July 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Indian_100-rupee_note" title="Indian 100-rupee note"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>100</a> banknote of <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series" title="Mahatma Gandhi New Series">Mahatma Gandhi New Series</a>, features Rani ki Vav on the reverse.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:India_new_100_INR,_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series,_2018,_reverse.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/India_new_100_INR%2C_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series%2C_2018%2C_reverse.png/300px-India_new_100_INR%2C_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series%2C_2018%2C_reverse.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/India_new_100_INR%2C_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series%2C_2018%2C_reverse.png/450px-India_new_100_INR%2C_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series%2C_2018%2C_reverse.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/India_new_100_INR%2C_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series%2C_2018%2C_reverse.png/600px-India_new_100_INR%2C_Mahatma_Gandhi_New_Series%2C_2018%2C_reverse.png 2x" data-file-width="1682" data-file-height="777" /></a><figcaption>The reverse of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_100-rupee_note" title="Indian 100-rupee note"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>100</a> banknote featuring Rani ki Vav</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rani_ki_Vav&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adalaj_Stepwell" title="Adalaj Stepwell">Adalaj Stepwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agrasen_Ki_Baoli" title="Agrasen Ki Baoli">Agrasen Ki Baoli</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rani_ki_Vav&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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Bombay: Project for Indian Cultural Studies. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-900184-0-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-900184-0-1"><bdi>978-81-900184-0-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/28801053">28801053</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Queen%27s+Stepwell+at+Patan&rft.place=Bombay&rft.pub=Project+for+Indian+Cultural+Studies&rft.date=1991&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F28801053&rft.isbn=978-81-900184-0-1&rft.aulast=Mankodi&rft.aufirst=Kirit&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFu7VAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARani+ki+Vav" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External 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