Agrasen ki Baoli- Medieval architectural beauty

Posted by Nishikant B.
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Mar 21, 2017
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The long history of Delhi has witnessed various settlements during different time periods giving the populous city a rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage blending with the modern cosmopolitan structure of Delhi entirely. You'll find so many historic ruins tucked combined with the modern skyscrapers, and the scenery is provided because of it of Delhi a different look altogether. The old central Delhi area houses one little historical site which came to light lately. The Agrasen ki Baoli, a middle ages era stepwell framework is located in the Barakhamba area of New Delhi, tucked between your modern-day buildings of the region entirely. 

History of Agrasen ki Baoli

The Agrasen ki Baoli is thought to be built during the ancient times of Mahabharata by Maharaja Agrasen who was only said to be the ruler of the old town of Agroha, within present day Haryana now. The look of the baoli sometimes appears to be of the early middle ages Delhi Sultanate era probably directing towards the past due Tughlaq (1321-1414 AD) or Lodi (1451-1526 Advertisement) architectural style. It is stated that the baoli was fixed on a vast and extensive range through the Delhi Sultanate period by the Agrawal community by making use of Muslim masons and that is why the architecture of the baoli resembles the early medieval period. 

Haunted place

The age-old myth of spirits and ghosts from the historical remains is high and very much prevalent regarding Agrasen ki Baoli. The rumours to be accompanied by dark spirits make the current place mystic and scary. According to legends the baoli was previously filled up with filthy dark water and fascinated mainly the disheartened and despondent. The claims made mentioned that water acquired a magnetic impact and a hypnotizing power which forced visitors to commit suicide and therefore it was called as the “Baoli of the unseen,” used to call for individuals to provide their lives and increase its drinking water levels. The occasions of supernatural incidents stay in the cloud of the issue with some people rubbishing the state as a myth, while some narrate their unexpected encounters claiming to be the optical eye witnesses. The shrill sound of the bats and the structures provides to the dread factor also, and that's the reason it is stated that nobody visits the baoli alone at night.

Overview

The Baoli had not been famous among the tourist recently. It was like other insignificant architectural site close to the Connaught Place market just. The baoli got credited identification from the Bollywood movie PK. The success of the film was a benefit for Agrasen ki Baoli, as the website garnered an entire lot of public attention and happened to be in the very best ten hotspots of Delhi. The baoli is situated on Hailey Street in central Delhi, and it is easy to get at from the metro and another method of open public transport. The trip to Delhi is imperfect without paying to the fantastic yet mystical structure.




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