Agrasen Ki Baoli Timings And History
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Agrasen ki Baoli, Hamdard Nagar, Vakil Lane, Mandi House, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Free entry. Registration not required.
Schedule and Timing:
Agrasen ki Baoli timings are from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm all days of the week.
Description:Agrasen Ki Baoli is a 14th-century relic right at the heart of the Modern City of New Delhi at Connaught Place.
The primary motive of this mainly underground structure was to be a cool relief for people in the scorching summer heat of Delhi. There was a well beneath with a length of 60 metre and a width of 15 meters which would the cool the ambience. The surrounding structure is also designed for that purpose. This has 108 steps.
The legend says it was built by a Maharaja Agrasen during the Mahabharata period. However, the present structure is considered to be built by the Agrawal community in the 14th century.
The site is now a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.
Event id: 1657773931
Published on September 4th, 2018, 9:14 am
Ver.1 Dated February 22nd, 2019, 4:56 am
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