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The Queen's Stepwell - Ornate Interior

© Ujjwal Mukherjee

The Queen's Stepwell - Ornate Interior

Uploaded: February 06, 2022 | Entered: February 06, 2022 06:32:35

Description

Gujarat, India. Coninuing with another photo from the ancient stepwell site that was excavated and restored in 1980s after being buried under the earth for hundres of years. The finest and one of the largest examples of its kind and designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water, the stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs with sculptural panels. There are more than 500 principle sculptures and over a thousand minor ones combine religious, mythological and secular imagery, referencing literary works. The ornamentation of stepwell depicts the entire universe.

Exif: Camera: ; Shutter Speed: 1/120; Aperture: f/2.4; ISO: 25; Orientation: 1; Date: 2022:01:21 12:22:48

Comments

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic February 06, 2022

Ujjwall What a beautiful place,full off history, wonderful capture,colors and lighting , very interesting #1776653

Janet Criswell level-deluxe February 06, 2022

Such a fantastic place to visit and photograph, Ujjwal! Wonderful POV, details and colors on this beautiful image! #11962045

Teresa Burnett level-classic February 06, 2022

Oh, I like the view even better! Beautiful capture, Ujjwal! Great detail, tones and depth! #11962048

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 06, 2022

Excellent detail, color tones and capture! #11962068

Terry Korpela level-deluxe February 06, 2022

Nicely Done Ujjwal! #11962072

Cynthia M. Wiles level-deluxe February 06, 2022

Beautiful! And thank you for the detailed information #11962096

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 06, 2022

Amazing location and capture, Ujjwal. Outstanding details and textures. Interesting description too. #11962135

Terry Cervi level-deluxe February 06, 2022

How beautiful, Ujjwal! What a great story you've depicted here. It had to be awesome to visit and photograph this amazing site. #11962158

Elias A. Tyligadas level-deluxe February 06, 2022

Excellent photo, perspective and light of this historical building, Ujjwal! Impressive architectural decoration! #11962191

Harvey A. Ravitch February 09, 2022

What an Interesting story, and image Ujjwal ! Lit Beautifully ! #11962736

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