Friday, September 12, 2008

Chand Baori Well


This is the Chand Baori Well in India. It was built in the 10th century as a practical solution to the water problem in the area. It is 30 meters deep, it has 13 floors and 3,500 steps. And legends say that ghosts build it in one night and that it has so many steps to make it impossible for someone to retrieve a coin once it’s been dropped in the well.

3 comments:

Peter said...

That looks cool i always find old building very interesting.

rachel said...

legends say that ghosts built it in one night? that's crazy. What an ingenious way to solve water problems.

Animesh Saxena said...

can u find out....how much is the perimeter of the rectangular shapes once you descend downward?

I guess some kinda golden ratio...figure..i am thinking of....
permimeter...