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..... 🤞
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...
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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I'm speechless 😶 really this isn't just a public works project, it's a public works perfection. No water = no life, a great spiritual honor of design.
I think India is probably the most fascinating land of beauty , mystery and lost knowledge. At least to outsiders...... Just as intriguing as Egypt if not more.
India really is overlooked when it comes to spectacular sites. So much history and the work that it must have taken= WOW!!!! and it seems like they are everywhere.
It is
That's because of the colonial attitude of some countries towards India.
India is vast, and ancient..
That's because India has been a backwater country for so long, many of its ancient secrets are only known locally. As it becomes a 1st world nation it's going to explode in every aspect imaginable.
I dont think india is overlooked. We are just part of a minority that doesn't speek indian
As fascinated as we all are by the pyramids, India has the most amazing carved edifices.
BY FAR!! And i wonder if the ancient indian cultures built this OR found it and then carved into it. Brien foersters channel is built around that theory and the trend seems uniform across the planet.
@@connorlappe2418 they build it but unfortunately after mughal invasion the techniques and were lost , like the library of nalanda and takshila of india were burned by muslim ruler
@@anitathakur9340 where did you find this information? Can you place a link?
@@connorlappe2418 you can search on TH-cam about ancient India
@@connorlappe2418 About our universities ? Pls check on internet ....how Allaudin Khilji burnt down Nalanda university. Killed more 10,000 teachers and students and burnt library which burnt for months.....
I’m glad to see these ancient sites on something besides Ancient Aliens. I love that show for its awareness of beautiful architecture and ancient high technology. This channel gives us a practical perspective on what ancient people were doing and I hope you keep these types of structures coming. Thank you so much.
I will keep them coming!
Finally you got to India, Mate. The Detail from indian temples is totally unmatched. I really suggest to team up with Praveen Mohan. He has unbelievable knowledge on ancient india.
the sheer amount of statues in this thing blows my mind. must be many thousands. really surprised at how much more intricate and beautiful this one is then the older well it surpassed (can't rememeber the name lol), its like not even close it must've been a wildly different planning and construction technique.
Must have taken soooo much time to build and carve
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. 😊
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
Matt buddy, you never fail me :) India!!
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This is Extremely INCREDIBLE. I personally believe this is far older than 1000 years. The precision artwork is OUTSTANDING.
It isn't though?
There's tons of imagery of the person who ordered it built and there happen to be contemporary sources about her life.
Thankyou for your information. Either way, the quality and precision of the art work is incredible. 👍
@@greglemieux9809 Yeah, it doesn't taka away the magnificence!
I agree, at leat 3000 Years old...., like the Pyramids and
the othe big Indian Temples. Made by advanced Technologies.
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've never heard of this place... It's majestic. Looks like a place in a videogame
I am from India, heard this first time.
They hide this shit
Currently we do nothing to honour the value of water in this sort of scale and detail
This is a true masterpiece
Currently our water is being privatized
@@carrythetorch33 The Corporations are working in unison with the world government elites.
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.
Keep going with the India temples love them
Yes, might do a few more!
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Finally, a temple to and for Water. Glorious!! And, yes, I would love to learn more. Thank you
I know what you mean!
Now that's a place to put on the bucket list of places to visit!!
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.
I feel as though I would be at a loss for words being there.
I know what you mean
The Victorians are still well respected for adding unncecessary artistic flourishes to functional equipment, machinery and architecture; but this is next next level. And then some. Amazing.
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.
I am trying to imagine this place just after its completion with everyone coming to the water. It is hard to imagine because the pictures (I've ever seen of it) only have a hand full of people there at a time. But this place with hundreds of people there at a time, and several groups setting up "courts" in the sheltered areas... there must have been music at times, and festivals...it must have been an awesome place.
India is the mother of all civilizations,older than the oldest .
American race build this, don't give credit to snake charmers.
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Great work, Matt......Built by a queen, in memory of a king, and to honor the sanctity of water. You're a poet.
Wow. It really is beautiful. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Thanks for watching
India has some amazing things ... if you have time tell us more ...
Check out praveen Mohan videos.
Stunning! Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful monument.
Thanks for watching
India truly has a very interesting and ancient history that fascinates me, I’m very curious the earliest date of there beginning
It's amazing how little attention is given to ancient indian achievements when compared to European ones. TH-cam has opened up my eyes
As per latest discoveries and research by our historians we Indians have probably been chilling here from at least 15000 years.
Atleast 15 thousand years old..we have hydrological and astronomical evidence of avery old civilization..Watch Dr Nilesh Oak's channel for a deep dive
@indian weeb desu Do u really believe people r jobless enough to cite articles & links to lazy cats with rainbow backgrounds questioning indigenous people & their existence. FYI troll accounts should update themselves that start reading research papers
The city of Varanasi is so old, they don't know how old it is...
India has So many megalithic structures so much better than the Egyptian pyramids.
Wow, I cant imagine how much work went into excavating it from all of that mud.
That building is so beautiful and amazing
It really is!
I hope you do some more videos about sites in India they have some amazing structures there and it always feels like they're under represented.
The sculptural panels are incredibly beautiful. Wow.
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?
Makes you really wonder if the builders were aware of 3D Mandelbrot Fractals.
I was thinking about the same..looks really like fractals
Research Mandalas and Yantras..they are naught but cymatic patterns/chladni diagrams..
Once again, a great share, and such an incredible place. Thank you for sharing.
No one's gonna ask how or why such a beautiful temple was buried all the way to the top?why are all ancient structures buried under tons of dirt/mud...was there layers of sediments while excavating or was it one large single dump of dirt...there's millions of millions of people in india how could something like this just get buried?
Biological weapons were used to provoke the world-wide cataclysms that buried these structures.
Mass genocide and nowadays controllers took over.
@@Hyperborean_2 bolts of lightening it was, and I fired them from my arse
flood
There was a mudflood worldwide. Think noah. Plenty of mudflood vids on YT.
Most of the stepwells in India fell into a state of decay and disrepair during the British colonial period. Some British officials even commissioned the filling of many stepwells with sand and cement, to deactivate them, in order to make the Indian husbandman less and less self-reliant, and more and more dependent on the new British commissioned irrigation systems, to shift Indian farmers from growing food crops, to growing cash crops such as opium, indigo etc..
GIS mapping has revealed thousands of such stepwells all over India. Only a handful are active and maintained today.
The present day Indian govt is making efforts to revive at least some of these structures, to benefit Indian agriculture.
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!!
Amazing what human beings could do so long ago, raises far more questions than it answers, truly fantastic, thanks Matt.
Thank you ANCIENT ARQUITECHT, GREAT IMAGES !
Thanks for watching
Absolutely stunning. I need to visit India. There's so much I'd love to see.
There’s sooo much to see by all accounts
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.
Hard to imagine these beautiful carvings on the walls and pillars are made with chisels and hammers.
No this one is quite believable since indians are know for this type of ornaments. Remember it took 20 years to make .
No way is that the true history of this temple. .. look at it. When you see the absolute most greatest sculptures and temples you know it's been achieved in the most ancient past..
You just made by the sperm and a egg.
Having water during a heatwave is truly divine!
Be careful , you re venturing into Praveen Mohan's territory. He seems like nice guy, but he does hang out w Bob the Doll.
I’m just focusing on history. Other people can do as they please :)
Praveen goes on site..thats a big difference
Truly amazing! These Indian temples are all exquisitely carved. Makes you wonder how they were created, especially the minute details.
I cant imagine they had the ability to create such detail back then. Great video
But not now after the muslim and British invasion😕
Loving your channel man! Especially when you post about Indian history!
Great video, hope to see more on the this temple. Always great to see you have a new video.
Thanks for watching
This was great. Classic ancient architects.
India needs to be appreciated for it magnificent architecture and history.
They eat their own shit when they are hungry because of spiritual reasons.
It's wild how different things look without railings, exit signs, fire alarms everywhere
It's jaw-dropping to see the vast intricate structure with a myriad of beautiful, highly detailed, diverse sculptures. I hope to learn much more about this mysterious place.
And westerners call us people without history , people without sense of art. They think how can these dark skin people can build structures like Taj Mahal
I saw a huge plain megalithic block down the bottom with a keyhole cut in it. I look forward to the day when you, Pavreen Mohan, Ben from UncharteredX, Brien Foerster, Jimmy from Bright Insight, the Brothers of the Serpent and Randall Carlson etc all get together to share findings.
Awesome awesome awesome. Love all the sculptures
India is amazing country.
Thankyou for bringing these places to us.
thanks matt, great video as usual.
This is soooo amazing & beautiful
That place is incredible and considering all the places you do videos about thats saying something. Quality!!!!!!
India is Mother Of All civilizations ,The Mother Of all Democracy. ..❤
Grand son is better
Wow ... this place is stunning!!
Absolutely Amazing WOW !
It really is
Simply Awesome and Great video! Cheers
What a marvel of architecture! 👍
I was in Rohtas, Pakistan, also a UNESCO world heritage site, and visited it's 500 years old Baoli (Stepped well), and went down to it's base, some 100 feet deep now, originally 200 feet. It remained in public use until 2 years ago! It was a fascinating experience in it's own right. Thanks for this video.
A water source AND a temple. Wow. This is blowing my mind.
WOW! Absolutely stunning
It’s crazy how much we take water for granted nowadays
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! 😂
Thank you for all of the work that you do :)
Wow! Just WOW! 😍😍😍
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen
Wow...never seen this before. It'd be great to see it at full capacity and be able to scuba dive in it.
Now that’s a well! Wow!
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.
There are couple of stepwell in Rajasthan. The sculptures are found in hundreds of temples in 🇮🇳. Great vlog. Thank you for sharing. On my bucket list when I next go to Gujarat. 👍🏽💯🇬🇧
These stepwells are all over india. Very intricate architecture.
I dated this girl who was from india. Over the 2 years of learning her culture. She told me that most people in India realize there gods are aliens from other PLANETS And that the gods used their machines to carve and move the stones.. She also told me the similarities of Hindu and Egyptian past. Say it's crazy, but such amazing stuff when you leave the Western culture and explore others.
I feel the same. More i look into history and legends, more i think that alot of stuff involve flying, technology and alot of stuff that implies aliens or humans were way more evolved in the past and something let got the to scratch.
@Define Derivative , You can't change that, no point in commenting on that.
You never dated any Indian girl who was From India. Indian girls from anywhere rarely date/marry non Indians. Please stop your lies. And Indians in general don't believe that their Gods were Aliens, your entire comment is a lie. You tonight you could foo l others into believing your lie that you dated an Indian girl from India just because Indians are Hindus. But the fact is the world knows that Indian Hindu girls do not date/marry Non Indian guys.
@@gshrdy5415 he is lying. His entire comment is a lie.
You never dated any Indian girl who was From India. Indian girls from anywhere rarely date/marry non Indians. Please stop your lies. And Indians in general don't believe that their Gods were Aliens, your entire comment is a lie. You tonight you could foo l others into believing your lie that you dated an Indian girl from India just because Indians are Hindus. But the fact is the world knows that Indian Hindu girls do not date/marry Non Indian guys.
I love history and I have never heard of this temple until now even after over 10 years of enjoying history
Beautiful.
Excellent video and such unbelievable architecture and engineering
Yep. It’s fascinating
mind boggling
your channel is SOOO good!
Absolutely stunning x 😍😍
Amazing!
Great Video, thanks Matt
Thanks for watching
Thankyou for your time and efforts greatly appreciated awsome presentation.
Thank you I'd never heard of this place
Loved it great content ❣️
WOW beautiful architecture. There is so much detail and fine sculptures on the pillars.
It seems just as much work and time went into building this as any other great structure. Very cool!
Absolutely amazing. There are so much not discovered or perhaps discovered but not reported to the western world that is in India and surrounding countries.
Truly magnificent .