Stepwells

thumb|Chand Baori, in the village of [[Abhaneri near Bandikui, Rajasthan is one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India]] thumb|right|The Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat thumb|upright|A multi-storey stepwell in Mahimapur Village, Amravati District, Maharashtra Stepwells (also known as vav or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in defining subterranean architecture in western India from the 7th to the 19th century. Some stepwells are multi-storeyed and can be accessed by a Persian wheel which is