Site Name: Mehmedavad
Date: 1495-1511 CE
Subject: General view of the octagonal Bhamaria Vav
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Bhamaria Vav was probably a private well in a pleasure retreat during the reign of Mahmud Begada. Two parallel stone arches span the space and have ornate windows between them. There are four rooms per floor without any windows. When the retreat was in use, oil lamps positioned in small arched niches in the walls were used to illuminate the space.
Lautman, Victoria, The Vanishing Stepwells of India, 2017, 101