The Rani Ki Vav, also known as the Queen’s Stepwell, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built in the 11th century as a memorial to King Bhimdev I (the Solanki dynasty) by his wife, Queen Udayamati. At 64 meters long and 27 meters deep with multi-story pavilions with sculpted columns and panels, this historic site is a masterpiece of Lord Vishnu’s engineering and his carvings on the side walls also have depictions of apsaras (heavenly women).
The step-well was built in 1063 by Rani Udayamati of the Chaulukya dynasty in memory of her husband Bhimdev IA 1304, the composition of the Jain monk Merutunga that was completed after 20 years. Meanwhile, when archaeologists Henry Cousens and James Burgess visited it in the 1990s, it was completely buried under the silt, and the best part is that the pit and some pillars were visible. It was rediscovered in the 1940s and restored by the Archaeological Survey of India in the 1980s.
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