The Incredible Subterranean Temple of Rani Ki Vav, India: The Queen's Stepwell | Ancient Architects
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- A structure this beautiful would presumably be a temple dedicated to an all-powerful god of the ancient world, or a palace for an ancient king and queen. It’s around 1,000 years old, was commissioned in 1063 AD, taking 20 years to complete, so you can imagine my surprise when I learned that the incredible temple of Rani Ki Vav in India, is actually a stepwell, known as the Queen's Stepwell.
It is situated on the banks of the Saraswati river, in the town of Paran in the Gutarat state of India, and is attributed to Udayamati, the daughter of Khengara of Saurashtra, queen of the 11th-century Chaulukya dynasty and spouse of Bhima I.
Before it’s discovery it had completely silted over, buried from hundreds of years of river deposits, and was only rediscovered in the 1940s. In 2014 it was listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites and, I can see why.
Watch this video to find out more about this incredible ancient structure, ornately carved out of the bedrock by a queen in memory of a king, to honour the sanctity of water for many years to come.
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Re: the Osirion - Yes! you've got it, well done - do the video on it.....I have thought for years that the Osirion was related to water storage.....
This is amazing and beautiful
Thank you Sibson, your like the teacher I wanted to like but by default ignored
@@navajoauckland6003 Now get off the internet and do your homework!
And we in Europe have stone hendza and yup, that's it
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Ok there is Bosnia piramids if you are really..... 🤞
Wow the symbology of an inverted temple holding water speaks to me on a very deep level
It’s an incredible structure
aren't lots of "temple" like strutures in Egypt also linked to water-sources, and isn't the Great Pyramid's pyramidion referred as "Inverted Bowl" in some old text ?
Hah I see what you did there
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Yeah Armored Skeptic has a good video on the subject.
The pyramid cap represented the sun, and the triangle shape represented the sun's rays, which evaporate water...
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What a masterpiece. It does beggar belief that something like this was created in only 20 years, when in todays world we would struggle to get it finished at all. Thanks for sharing
We’d have lots of coffee breaks 😂
The official narrative is not accurate.
The truth about this buried sites is far for being spread to the masses.
@@Hyperborean_2 I was thinking the same thing while watching this.India has alot of unexplainable architecture.Kailasa Temple is another unbelievable sight that is unexplainable and way older than what the mainstream says.
@@Hyperborean_2 Faked history? They carved this then forget and it filled in by itself? Or was it hidden?
@@alwayscensored6871 We have been through 1000 years of invasion so a lot of things got lost in time.Even today we have temples far lost in jugles/desert non restrored.Every now and then we keep finding statues while digging.In short we Indians are simply pretty old that fake historians find us hard to digest
This site doesn’t get enough attention. I had never even heard about it it got its UNESCO designation.
It’s amazing
@@AncientArchitects And very clean, don't forget!
I have visited this place. It's is beyond amazing. Especially when you see how they clip giant stone together. Such amazing technology. We should all learn more about ancient technology.
Probably a good thing is a way, stays pristine?
@@mariacarter6954 it's actually a MUST VISIT destination for locals and it's very well maintained. 😊
India really is overlooked when it comes to its history and historic monuments. I hope after this Covid mess to be able to travel to India and this site is certainly going onto my list of places to visit. The important thing I need to do is to find out more information on these sites before travelling to India to ensure I see and experience as much as I can.
I know what you mean!
I think we should pay more attention to India and their past. They have such detailed stories and information and mainstream media just calls it myth.
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Well the text which I'm not going to try to spell out of respect tells the story what happen
Myths start somewhere true for sure
@@sladeb6036 they are created so that the truth can be understood
Doesn’t fit western agendas...
The amount of stone carving there is staggering. I wonder if anyone can do that today, the way they did it then?
It’s 1,000 years old and is just so incredible
I'm especially surprised not only how much work it would be to carve all of these - but also how stylistically similar all of the stonework is - you really don't see much variation to the general motif. There must have been some kind of stoneworking guild that extended across many generations and regions.
Wait till you see Khajuraho group of temples. Believe me. It takes your breath away. Google it. It is also around 1000 years old.
India is so rich in monuments, its hard to imagine they haven't established a system to keep the old building trades alive. But to sculpt such superfine and abundant human figures would require highly trained master carvers, and I don't suppose there's too many of those, even in India.
@@jeffcampbell1555 And also interesting is that these are not products of the Stone Age.
That building is so beautiful and amazing
It really is!
Once again, a great share, and such an incredible place. Thank you for sharing.
The Indus Valley Civilization(s), the river cultures of ancient China, Mesopotamia and Egypt seem to be the sites of our oldest and greatest civilizations, yet less is known about the Indian civilizations in the West than any of the others. Many thanks to Matt for shedding more light on the marvellous achievements of the Indian civilization(s).
Totally agree, Praveen Mohan channel for all yur India therapy, im so glad Matt did a vid on this structure, I for one had 0 idea it even existed until now, POW!!!
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for being here!
Indus valley is indian civilization
India got his name from indus river.
Indus valley civilization is an indian civilization. What do you mean by your comment?
@@maharishi9111 Saying that the Indus Valley Civilization = India is like saying the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom = British Empire, or Pharaonic Egypt = modern Muslim Egypt.
It may work in casual conversation, but for anyone trained in history, and there are more than a few who frequent this site, the ahistoricity is painfully obvious.
Yes, most of it is within the borders of the modern State of India, though some is within Pakistan and the full extent of it is not yet known.
Can you imagine the sound of thousands of people working, hammering on stone, falling pieces, the amount of wood scaffolding. Amazing artist
LOL, get real for a moment please, these structures were created by machines 10's maybe 100's of thousands of years ago, same as much in Egypt & other monolithic works. Any modern day materials technologist will confirm how these structures must have been created & will simply laugh in your face if you say hammers & chisels were used, the physics simply does not compute.. The only thing we have nowadays that could even attempt do this sort of thing are right at the bleeding edge of tech, ultrasonics / lasers all computer guided obviously & even they would heavily struggle at todays pitiful power rates.
In the past there were civilizations on this planet far more advanced than we are today that were wiped out by catastrophe, almost certainly repeatedly, but the authorities are hell bent on hiding this from us - ask yourself why??
@@quadq6598 hammering on stone xDDDD oh how limited our cognitive apparatus is when we judge everything according to our own capabilities at the moment
@@quadq6598 what a remarkable mind you have. These are questions I could not possibly answer. I wonder what protection the artists had from all the dust made from ultra sonic cutting stone. Which either method was used we will surely agree that the passion and skill necessary to create this is staggering.
@@TerracottaSkunks isn’t the world wonderful when people’s cognitive powers differ. When I look at art or great cliffs on mountain sides, I sometimes ask myself how is it I am so lucky to bear witness to such grandeur’s, while sometimes I see the beauty in the amount of energies needed in the construction. Your opinion on how this magnificent artwork came to be is certainly more romantic then mine. I will think of you when I visit it.
Stepwells are one of the things I'd love to see if I do ever get to visit the Indian subcontinent. There's so many of them. I'd like to see you cover more, as well as rock-cut temples, tombs, ghats, stupas, forts, and palaces. Can you also make videos on Hampi and Palitana please?
Wow, I cant imagine how much work went into excavating it from all of that mud.
What an amazing place 😃
I totally agree with you about the Osirion being a water well. Its the first thing i thought on first seeing it 👍
That was really interesting! I had never heard of this place before, but it is so beautiful!!
Beautiful and amazing but my knees hurt just looking at this.
Awesome! Thanks, as always, Matt. Yes, PLEASE do a video on the sculptures in Rani Ki Vav. I've never known about that place so that was a fascinating video. Thanks, again.
Truly amazing! These Indian temples are all exquisitely carved. Makes you wonder how they were created, especially the minute details.
Excellent video and such unbelievable architecture and engineering
Yep. It’s fascinating
Great video, hope to see more on the this temple. Always great to see you have a new video.
Thanks for watching
Having water during a heatwave is truly divine!
This is soooo amazing & beautiful
Wow...never seen this before. It'd be great to see it at full capacity and be able to scuba dive in it.
These stepwells are all over india. Very intricate architecture.
A water source AND a temple. Wow. This is blowing my mind.
So beautiful to see design that shows a respect and spirituality to nature and the elements .. how many water wells or any of the other resources we rely on today show any of this respect ?
Simply stunning!
The stone carving is incredible, there is so much of it!
I would have been terrified as a stone mason if I messed my bit up! 😂
It's wild how different things look without railings, exit signs, fire alarms everywhere
Amazing!
Thanks
Thank you I'd never heard of this place
Incredible. The detail and the scale is something else.
I once visited the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona a few years ago. I cannot describe in words what came over me, or went through me, but it was enormous and powerful. It was very sudden and totally unexpected.. I've always said from that day, that Nothing would ever have the same effect.
I may be proven wrong if I ever get to visit the Temple of Rani Ki Vav. Videos and photos doesn't give that spiritual feel... You have to be there.
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen
Thankyou for bringing these places to us.
Wow ... this place is stunning!!
Thanks! I really enjoyed that. Have you looked into Mohenjo Daro and the early civilization of the region? Seems like that would be in your wheelhouse.
That place is incredible and considering all the places you do videos about thats saying something. Quality!!!!!!
I can imagine during summer time, this place will serve as a place to hang out due to the relatively coolness from the step well.
India has thousands of beautiful stepwells 🥰
It’s amazing what they did in the past
Step-well, a water structure... Inverted tempe... Am I the only one.. ?
Isn't the Great Pyramid probably also linked to water and *precisely* referred as *"inverted bowl"* ?
Truly a masterpiece
Totally.
With those step wells I always wonder how many people and animals fell to their death trying to get water.
It's sacred.
Just don't drink it.
Or bathe in it.
In fact, don't even touch the water.
Just look at it.
It's nice.
@@Olkv3D actually they did use the water from those wells
@@badarock177 😋
Looks scary to me.
They probably had wooden handrails
There's no way the place didn't kill a dozen clumsy people everyday without handrails
Perhaps it was a blessing that it had silted up as the carvings were amazingly preserved!
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Extreme engineering is an understatement.
I'm so fascinated by India architecture. Many carvings and objects found there are plainly of things not supposed to be 'invented' at that time. I still feel that India is the true birthplace of civilization..
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This is where I live now- and I have been there :)
That’s awesome
@@AncientArchitects Your video has more impressive visuals- when I was there you had the usual tourists [as you would expect] plus it's a favourite site for model shoots- I think there was two going on at the time so it is not so easy to appreciate on the spot.
Very beautiful temple.!
Simply Awesome and Great video! Cheers
Very cool
Agreed!
Thanks again : )
Thanks for watching
Most stunning and beautiful ancient structure I have seen. It's so unbelievable that people that long ago where way more conscious of the importance of beauty, form and functionality.
Not to even consider the level of dedication of all the master engineering , craftsmen, and workers to build such a marvel to its completion.
This is proof that humans are devolving mentally, and are not as intelligent or creative as or passed ancestors were. I believe it is all the computers and inventions of convenience thar have made us lazy mentally with out these inventions we can not solve a common basic math problem. Kids today can not do mathematics with out a calculator. They only input the numbers and receive the awnser not understanding how to solve it them selves. There minds have stopped thinking above the basic activities of life.
The pillar work reminds me of Angkor Wat
Thankyou for your time and efforts greatly appreciated awsome presentation.
You should do a video comparing the architectural similarities between the Osirieon and Rani ki Vav
They’re extremely different, it’s just the fact they’re both subterranean and related to water that got me thinking
first time hear of it
There are a number of amazing sites under the radar
The intricacy of those carvings is amazing. especially those tiny curved cuts that make up the pattern.
Mind blowing to think of how that could have been accomplished with hand tools.
Absolutely stunning! But got a feeling it may be more like ten thousand years old.
Langsung subcrib. Penjelasanya mudah dimengerti.
We marvel at Egypt, yet India has so much more.
the sad fact is that most of the north indian architecture has been demolished and destroyed by mughals and other muslims conquerers. The south however was not under mughal rule and has most of their monuments intact. How do you think this place ended up getting buried? That's why there's palpable anger among Indians of this generation. We had one of the oldest universities in the world in form of nalanda. They say that bakhtiyar khilji was so mad at the knowledge of the pagans that he killed 20000 monks in a day at nalanda university. The fires in nalanda library burned for 2 months.
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Ok, this was in the 11th century….in America, we were crossing the continent in horse driven covered wagons and making their homes out of trees and sticks and a grass thatch roof….yet in India they were building THIS!!! What the hell happened in the World to regress so dramatically in building ability?!?!
I've said it over and over, especially to Andrew, that if you have millions of people in an area most of the structures probably deal with water. Either delivery or honoring, water was the key to everything, especially if you had a million people to water everyday in a dam desert. When in doubt assume it's for water and work it back.
If appreciate a follow up on the symbology of the site, including a detailed look at the carvings and the story they tell
Superb ! Thank you very much ! I have learned and seen so much from your channel !! Thank you.. My one question is where on earth did you get your accent from ?? Extremely interesting.. your Vonacular inflections are sharp and distinctively drawn out. Do tell please Sir....
I see some key stone cuts, connecting this place to ancient sites in South America, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South East Asia.
Thank you so much. That was really interesting. Such beautiful work for a step well contrasts sharply with the age we live in now where global corporations seek to own all water rights and try to extract as much money as possible for this basic essential to life . We have regressed not progressed .
I live in patan and proud of my city and county ❤️
Incredible, the Hindu civilizations
That is a very interesting place. I have seen this somewhere before.
Wow, that's stunning ♥️⛰♥️thanx Matt
Our ancestors were so much more advanced than we have given them credit for. Graham Hancock's book, "Fingerprints Of The Gods", shows us megalithic sites from around the world to make the point that we don't need an ancient alien theory to explain how amazing and resourceful ancient humans were with respect to these feats of amazing engineering and exquisite detail. Imagine modern man tackling this project. Ha!
water is the carrier element of consciousness
Wow!
Jah Bless
Enjoy!
Beautiful one amazing
How long till scuba divers go down the rest of the way with metal detectors?
what was the arrow in the title for?
I would really like to hear more on this.
Amazing. 👍👍👍👍👍
Wow.
This is much older... there are megalithic blocks scattered through this whole place
Is this temple in Southern India?
No its in Gujarat
Yes, you could.
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Yes.
You should.
I wonder if the step well originally had some kind of roof or canopy?
Beautiful. India and China don't have the Younger Dryas burn line, but do they have evidence other than the rising sea levels of cataclysmic affect? I wonder how many beautiful things are still buried in the sand, and how many times they've been excavated, recarved and repurposed? Praveen Mohan has an interesting channel; he visits sites I've never heard of, and recounts the Indian epic history according to sacred scripture regarding the site.
No one is going to tell me this was just 1000 years old. Why? Because India was an ancient powerhouse, but it decline started around the 1200’s all the way into the late 19th centurywhen the arabs and muslim mongols started invading it and at the end the british. India was in so much turmoil that building something like this was the last thing on their mind. In fact, the last 1000 years are the ‘dark’ age of Indian history.
Amazing
bro said this is 1000 years old👽 this is older than egypt,where talking like 10.000 at least
Stonehenge is one of the 7 wonders of the world and this temple is not a wonder?
This was in the great movie THE FALL.
Thank U!
I dare you to cover Gornaya Shoria, ever.
This site should be more talked about. This is very advanced. And if I'm not mistaken, Final Fantasy 15 had inverted water temples. Sorry that's the nerd in me.
Great chalukyas
There’s no way this was built in the 11th century; I believe it was constructed much earlier
Waaaaaaay crazy
You would drive corrugated steel panels into the ground to dig that now, how did they do it then?
The first location I thought of as a comparison was Egypt and its endless volumes of flooded passageways.
The best human 2021 can hold their breath for 5 minutes.
Can you or anyone imagine floating through that architecture in weightlessness???
Talk about irony