Gandhak Ki Baoli

E1000070

Gandhak Ki Baoli is a historic stepwell in Delhi, India, renowned for its Indo-Islamic architecture and sulfurous water once believed to have medicinal properties.

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Gandhak Ki Baoli canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
stepwell ⓘ
altName Gandhak Baoli ⓘ
linked to: Sulfur Stepwell

Sulfur Stepwell ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
builtDuring Delhi Sultanate period ⓘ
builtFor community use ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ
category Archaeological monuments in Delhi ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture in India ⓘ
Stepwells in Delhi ⓘ
climateAdaptation designed to cope with seasonal water fluctuation ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of medieval water management system ⓘ
part of Delhi’s historical urban fabric ⓘ
etymology named for sulfur (gandhak) smell of water ⓘ
function drinking water source ⓘ
resting place for travelers ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
governedBy Archaeological authorities of Delhi (heritage protection) ⓘ
hasFeature arched niches ⓘ
multiple levels ⓘ
rectangular plan ⓘ
series of steps leading down to water ⓘ
stepwell structure ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ
water reservoir ⓘ
hasStairs yes ⓘ
heritage medieval Indian architecture ⓘ
languageOfName Hindi ⓘ
locatedIn Delhi ⓘ
Mehrauli ⓘ
National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
South Delhi ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
near Mehrauli Archaeological Park ⓘ
linked to: Mehrauli

Qutub Minar complex ⓘ
linked to: Qutb Minar
numberOfLevels multiple tiers of steps ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
period medieval period ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religiousContext Islamic period monument ⓘ
tourism heritage tourism site ⓘ
tourist attraction in Delhi ⓘ
waterBelief water believed to have medicinal properties ⓘ
waterType sulfurous water ⓘ

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Mehrauli → contains → Gandhak Ki Baoli ⓘ