Government of India
Rajon ki Baoli
Keywords: Historical Monument
Stepwells-Delhi
Description: This sixteenth-century baoli, one of the largest in Delhi, has a peculiar name. It is said that in the eighteenth century, a few masons made this baoli their home but they were soon evacuated. It was this brief period that gave this baoli its name - Rajon ki Baoli (stepwell of masons). A four-level baoli, the purpose of this structure was like any other stepwell - a source of water for washing and cooking, and as a spot for the locals to socialise. The baoli has a series of steps that leads to the tank and at the end of the tank is a well that could also be used to draw water. Within the complex of the baoli is also a tomb and a mosque. According to an inscription on the tomb, it was built by Daulat Khan during the reign of Sikander Lodi in 1506.
Source: Archaeological Survey of India
Type: Image
Received From: Archaeological Survey of India
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Mehrauli, Delhi, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1506 C.E. (Lodi Dynasty) |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-26T12:56:07Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-26T12:56:07Z |
| dc.description | This sixteenth-century baoli, one of the largest in Delhi, has a peculiar name. It is said that in the eighteenth century, a few masons made this baoli their home but they were soon evacuated. It was this brief period that gave this baoli its name - Rajon ki Baoli (stepwell of masons). A four-level baoli, the purpose of this structure was like any other stepwell - a source of water for washing and cooking, and as a spot for the locals to socialise. The baoli has a series of steps that leads to the tank and at the end of the tank is a well that could also be used to draw water. Within the complex of the baoli is also a tomb and a mosque. According to an inscription on the tomb, it was built by Daulat Khan during the reign of Sikander Lodi in 1506. |
| dc.source | Archaeological Survey of India |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.subject | Historical Monument Stepwells-Delhi |
| dc.type | Image |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Mehrauli, Delhi, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1506 C.E. (Lodi Dynasty) |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-26T12:56:07Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-26T12:56:07Z |
| dc.description | This sixteenth-century baoli, one of the largest in Delhi, has a peculiar name. It is said that in the eighteenth century, a few masons made this baoli their home but they were soon evacuated. It was this brief period that gave this baoli its name - Rajon ki Baoli (stepwell of masons). A four-level baoli, the purpose of this structure was like any other stepwell - a source of water for washing and cooking, and as a spot for the locals to socialise. The baoli has a series of steps that leads to the tank and at the end of the tank is a well that could also be used to draw water. Within the complex of the baoli is also a tomb and a mosque. According to an inscription on the tomb, it was built by Daulat Khan during the reign of Sikander Lodi in 1506. |
| dc.source | Archaeological Survey of India |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.subject | Historical Monument Stepwells-Delhi |
| dc.type | Image |
| dc.format.medium | image |
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