By Monidipa Dey. Abhaneri, a small village located near Jaipur in Rajasthan, is famous for its exquisite 1,200 year old step-well known as the Chand baori.

Chand Baori is a step well built over a thousand years ago in the Abhaneri village of Rajasthan by King Chanda. It has 3,500 narrow steps which were used to provide water all through the year.

Chand Baori is one of the largest step wells built over a thousand years ago in the Abhaneri village of Dausa, 95 kms from here. The beautiful structure was built during the 8th and 9th centuries ...

It is home to Chand Baori, one of the most magnificent stepwells in India, known for its intricate stone architecture and impressive depth. ... Abhaneri is well-connected by air, rail, and road.

The four-sided Chand Baori is 13 stories tall, 100 feet deep, and lined with 3,500 steps arranged in a spectacular zig-zag pattern. On one side of the well is a temple dedicated to the Hindu ...

These geometric stairways are part of a 9th-century innovation unique to India. In the country’s arid northern regions, stepwells offer precious stores of drinking water.