The stairs surround the well on three sides; the fourth wall is this temple.
The small chambers on either side of the pillars were the royal lounges, so they could enjoy the cool air without having to mix with the riffraff.
I am a native in this world And think in it as a native thinks
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- O'er the ramparts we watched
- Interior details
- Agra Fort
- House arrest
- Welcome to the working week
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- Sunday bird blogging
- Saturday reflections
- The mosque
- Me in Agra
- Don't blame this one on me
- The Taj up close
- I know you already know what it looks like...
- Great Gate detail
- The Great Gate
- Booties
- With regard to the previous post
- The Taj Mahal
- The Road To Agra
- Streets of Jaipur
- Faces of India
- Speaking of not so great pictures...
- Sunday bird blogging
- Chand Baori carvings and reliefs
- More of the architecture close up
- The good seats
- The steps
- Stepwells
- Saturday reflections
- Kesar Kyari Bagh
- More monkeys
- More fun than a balcony of monkeys
- Practical decoration
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- Speaking of squinches
- Ganesh Gate
- Amber Fort
- Jantar Mantar in black and white
- The curve of time
- Among the sundials
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- More Nadivalaya yantra
- Astronomy Tuesday
- Above the gates
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- Courtyard of the Beloved
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- Random things I saw in Jaipur
- Hawa Mahal
- The Pink City
- Sunday bird blogging
- These are the mosques I really loved
- One more note about size
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- Where did I put my shoes?
- Visiting the mosque
- No more chandeliers
- But then there's this
- And then you go inside
- Some exteriors
- Courtyard
- The Grand Mosque
- Saturday reflections
- Random things I saw in Abu Dhabi
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- Brave
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