Site Name: Patan
Date: 1805-1811 CE
Subject: Pillared chamber
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The patron of this stepwell was Bahadur Singh Bharot, a landowner whose property included the area around the queen’s stepwell. According to an inscription, he began the well in 1805 and was completed by his son in 1811 by his son. Columns were appropriated from Rani ki Vav, Patan and lengthened as necessary. The three domes atop the final pavilion are probably original.
Lautman, Victoria, The Vanishing Stepwells of India, 2017, 204