India's Subterranean Stepwells: Photographs by Victoria Lautman
submitted by Fowler Museum at UCLA
on 05/15/19
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Stepwells are structures unique to India, built at least as early as 600 CE. They are magnificent feats of architectural and engineering ingenuity found most commonly across the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan and stretching to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. For the past 30 years, Victoria Lautman has visited and photographed more than 200 stepwells. This selection of 48 photographs surveys 16 sites built between the 9th and 18th centuries. Exhibition on view at the Fowler until October 20, 2019. For more information, visit: www.fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/indian-stepwells/ Music credit: "Beat 60" by Shahed instagram.com/imshahed
