The Rani’s Baoli
From the Blog odysseuslahoriThe edifice is unpretentious. But the quality of construction is superior. So fine, in fact, that the building could only have been built for nobility. Nadia, my hostess in Palandri (Kashmir), said it was called baoli – the traditional subcontinental well with steps descending to water level – and I imagined a structure like the Mughals were so fond of building. School in progress in the Rani’s Baoli. The rani’s room is in the background with the utility rooms on right As I was driven a few kilometres outside Palandri town, Nadia told me the building is believed to have been a watering place for the animals of passing caravans and nothing more. When we arrived, the fine architecture immediately told me that the structure was much more than what they believed it to be. Ell-shapedpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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