Клубный колодец club well

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The Chand Baori well near the temple of the Goddess of Fortune in the town of Abaneri near Jaipur is an example of structures that are found only in India. According to various sources, its depth is from 19 to 30 meters, probably in the first case they indicate the depth to the surface of the water, in the second - to the bottom of the well. This is one of the deepest wells of this type. It was built much more than a millennium ago, carefully equipped - sculptures of the 7th century, left over from the devastating invasions of subsequent years, are laid out around. The water is now not only unsuitable for drinking, but also dangerous for washing, so fences have been made around, however, they say, pilgrims make their way through the fence. It would be nice to arrange a cleaning of the well, but believers may regard this as sacrilege. The building in the distant past served not only as a source of water, but also as a club, where halls for socializing and tea drinking were made on one side.
On the other three sides of a huge square well run down sections of steps, which are initially perceived as an architectural pattern. They say that there are 3500 of them, but I did not count, those who wish can do it themselves.