Rani ki Vav
રાણકી વાવ
An 11th-century seven-storey stepwell in Patan, with more than 500 carved divine figures. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and appears on the back of the 100-rupee note.
Rani ki Vav was built by Queen Udayamati of the Solanki dynasty in memory of her husband. It is about 64 m long and 27 m deep. Its seven tiers of galleries are filled with more than 500 exquisite reliefs of Vishnu's avatars, celestial maidens and more. Buried under silt for centuries, it survived in excellent condition and was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2014. It is located in Patan, about 125 km from Ahmedabad, and a hired car takes about 2.5–3 hours. It is often combined with the Modhera Sun Temple and the Patan patola silk weaving workshops in a day trip. Entry for foreigners costs about INR 600.
Opening hours
08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Sun Temple, Modhera
- Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary
- Dandi Kutir
- Adalaj Stepwell
- Swaminarayan Akshardham (Gandhinagar)
- Gujarat Science City
- Sabarmati Ashram
- Calico Museum of Textiles