Helical Stepwell, Champaner, Gujarat.


Helical Step Well is located at Champaner in Gujarat. It is situated a little outside the town of Champaner, towards Vadodara.


This 16th century step well has a 1.2 meter wide staircase that spirals down along the wall of the well shaft, making it quite unusual in design among step wells of the region. These steps are narrower towards the center and wider at the wall. The well wall is made of brick while the steps are made of stone. This step well is unique in that it has a circular stairway leading down to the water.


Champaner’s rulers designed a very good water management system, to avoid the water shortage during summers. Champaner (Pavagadh) has a large numbers of small and big Talao, step wells, and other water management systems. The city of Champaner is also otherwise known as "the city of a thousand wells". The Pavagadh hills which overlook the city of Champaner contain a number of pools and ponds and are hence known as "the hills of a hundred pools".

Picture Credit: Parth Vaghela
Location: Champaner, Gujarat 389360, India

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