Jethabhai's Stepwell or Jethabhai ni Vav, is a

stepwell Stepwells (also known as vav or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in defining subterranean architecture in western India from the 7th to the ...

in Isanpur area of

Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

, India. It was situated near sha e Alam and one of the heritage stepwells in Ahmedabad.

History and architecture

James Burgess wrote in 1905 in the ''Archaeological Survey of Western India'', volume VIII, "two and a half miles south of Ahmadabad, near Isanpur... sperhaps one of the most modern examples of the regular wav tep well It was constructed little more than forty years ago by the late Jethabhai Jivanlal Nagjibhai (or Mulji) of Ahmadabad. To obtain the materials, he purchased from the holder of

Shah Alam Shah Alam (, from Persian language, Persian, meaning "king of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam rep ...

the rauza belonging to a masjid known as that of Malik Alam...and from the late Qazi Hasan-ud-din of Ahmadabad he bought the Nenpurvada masjid at Rajapur-Hirpur together with its accompanying rauza. These were pulled down by the Hindu purchaser and the materials used in the construction of this well and in putting up a portico to his temple in the Shaherkotda suburb. In the ornamentation of the well one of the mihrabs of the mosque has evidently been utilized. This wav... is in length and from wide, with a dome raised on twelve pillars on the entrance at the west end. It has the usual descents from platform or gallery to gallery." The stepwell was built by Jethabhai around 1860s. It has four pavilions and the entrance pavilion is canopied. The stepwell was restored by the

Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...

in 2017–2018.

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History and architecture

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