Rani ki Vav
A stepwell built as an inverted temple, seven storeys of carving descending to the water.
- Where
- Patan, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.8588, 72.1014
Get the Rani ki Vav stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rani ki Vav. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Rani ki Vav
Patan Patola Heritage 0.7 km
Double ikat woven by three remaining families, each sari taking months, dyed thread by thread before the loom.
Rudra Mahalaya Temple 29 km
What is left of a great Solanki temple at Siddhpur, pulled down by Alauddin Khalji and never put back.
Modhera Sun Temple 31 km
Built in 1026 so that the sun at the equinox falls directly on the sanctum, with a stepped tank in front of it.
Vadnagar Kirti Toran 55 km
Two pillars and an arch, standing since the twelfth century.
Taranga Jain Temple 69 km
Solanki stonework high on a lonely hill.
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary 74 km
Nearly five thousand square kilometres of the Little Rann of Kutch, kept for the wild ass.
Thol Lake 85 km
An artificial lake of 1912 that became a bird sanctuary, with flamingos and cranes in winter.
Adalaj Stepwell 91 km
Five storeys down, built in 1499, with Hindu and Islamic carving on the same walls because both masons worked it.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Gujarat
Questions
Where is Rani ki Vav?
Rani ki Vav is in Patan, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Patan Patola Heritage (0.7 km), Rudra Mahalaya Temple (29 km), Modhera Sun Temple (31 km).
How do I get the Rani ki Vav stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rani ki Vav and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Rani ki Vav before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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