Hampi, India: When I saw the water tank with five levels of steps in Hampi, I remembered a similar water tank from Rajasthan, shown in the Hindi film "Paheli". I had also seen images of a similar water tank from Gujarat. This means that around 7-8 hundred years ago, different states of India took architectural inspirations from each other and probably there was exchange of architecture experts.
हम्पी, भारतः हम्पी की पाँच स्तर पर बनी सीढ़ियों वाली बावड़ी देखी तो "पहेली" फ़िल्म की कुछ इसी तरह की सुन्दर सीढ़ियों वाली राजस्थानी बावड़ी की याद आ गयी. इसी शैली की सीढ़ियों वाली बावड़ी की कुछ तस्वीरें गुजरात से भी देखी थीं. इसका अर्थ हुआ कि सात-आठ सौ साल पहले के भारत में विभिन्न प्रदेश एक दूसरे से वास्तुशिल्प की प्रेरणा लेते थे और उनमें शायद कुशल कारीगरों का आदान प्रदान भी होता था.
Hampi, India: Quando ho visto il pozzo d'acqua con cinque livelli di scale a Hampi, mi sono ricordato di un simile pozzo del Rajasthan che avevo visto nel film "Paheli". Ho visto le foto di un simile pozzo anche dallo stato di Gujarat. Ciò significa che 7-8 cento anni fa, vi era scambio di stili architettonici tra i vari stati indiani e forse si scambiavano anche gli architetti esperti.
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Don't you think the design is very unique in concept ? & it looks so attractive also & it's utility of course is beyond compare!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Indu. It is indeed a uniquely Indian design, at least I have never seen it any where else!
Deletebharat me to khoob milti hain...
ReplyDeleteयही तो सोच रहा था, कि भारत में किसने आविष्कार किया इस शैली का? :)
Deletethis design is very common for stepwells
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Thanks Sushmita. It is common in India and is also unique to India, no?
Deletebahut sunder!
ReplyDeleteधन्यवाद रवीन्द्र जी :)
Deletebahut sunder!
ReplyDeleteAlthough not very unique, the steps do give an effect of uniqueness through these pics. Credit off course goes to Chayachitrakar!
ReplyDeleteNo Amit, I think that the steps are unique in the world, though they are common in India. I have never seen any thing like that any where else in the world. :)
DeleteThanks for your high opinion about the photographer!
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteThere was sure some kind of architectural exchange between Kingdoms across the country ....
ReplyDeleteYes, same design could not have been made in different parts of India otherwise!
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ReplyDeleteKajal, kya "waao", wow and waah ka baccha hai? :)
DeleteThanks :)
And what did they use it as? swimming-pool?
ReplyDeleteThanks Leo. I think that it was used for drinking water. For queen's bath and public bath, there are separate tanks, that are not so deep.
DeleteIts beautiful... Loved the symmetry in the design...
ReplyDeleteThanks Vijay. Indeed the symmetry is beautiful
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