{"id":47882,"date":"2025-05-17T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47882"},"modified":"2025-05-29T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T09:48:20","slug":"rajon-ki-baoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rajon-ki-baoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajon ki Baoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rajon ki Baoli Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India (WMFI) and the TCS Foundation, has successfully completed the conservation work of \u2018Rajon ki Baoli\u2019, a 16th-century stepwell.<\/p>\n<h2>About Rajon ki Baoli<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rajon ki Baoli, also known as Rajon ki Bain, is a significant historical\u00a0<strong>stepwell\u00a0<\/strong>located in\u00a0<strong>south Delhi\u2019s Mehrauli Archaeological Park.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>built in 1506 CE by Daulat Khan during<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>reign of Sikander Lodi,\u00a0<\/strong>of the Lodi dynasty<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0which was the<strong>\u00a0last pre-Mughal dynasty in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It stands as a testament to Lodi-era architecture and traditional water engineering.<\/li>\n<li>It was used in its time as a\u00a0<strong>water reservoir and a retreat\u00a0<\/strong>during summers.<\/li>\n<li>The stepwell\u2019s name, Rajon ki Baoli,<strong>\u00a0translates to \u2018Baoli of the Masons,\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0reflecting its\u00a0<strong>historical use by masons<\/strong>\u00a0for drinking and cooking purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rajon ki Baoli Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The stepwell is\u00a0<strong>primarily subterranean,<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>only the topmost storey visible\u00a0<\/strong>above ground.<\/li>\n<li>Its structure is\u00a0<strong>built in four levels<\/strong>, each narrowing down as one approaches the well in the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>Spanning across an area of 1,610 square metres, this baoli descends to a depth of 13.4 metres, with the main tank measuring 23 by 10 metres at its base.<\/li>\n<li>It is a fine example of\u00a0<strong>Indo-Islamic architecture, featuring intricate stone carvings, ornate arches<\/strong>, and a\u00a0<strong>functional desig<\/strong>n that\u00a0<strong>provided a natural respite from the heat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rajon ki Baoli FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Where is Rajon ki Baoli located?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Who built Rajon ki Baoli?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It was built in 1506 CE by Daulat Khan during the reign of Sikander Lodi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>.What does the name \u201cRajon ki Baoli\u201d mean?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Baoli of the Masons<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/asi-completes-conservation-work-in-lodhi-era-stepwell\/article69583687.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajon ki Baoli is a historic stepwell located in Mehrauli Archaeological Park, South Delhi, known for its Indo-Islamic architecture and cultural significance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":47885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21,501,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-47882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-prelims-pointers","9":"tag-rajon-ki-baoli","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}