The DUG WELL that has seen it all... The dug well in the photograph is located within the premises of Nalanda University in Bihar. The University was founded in the 5th Century A.D This place saw the rise and fall of many empires and emperors who contributed in the development of Nalanda University. Nalanda Uiversity was hidden under a vast mound for centuries, until the excavations were made in the 1916. The excavated ruins of Nalanda were immensely impressive, with chapels, monasteries, and lecture halls spreading symmetrically over a large area. The remains of 11 monasteries and several temples built by the kings of different periods mainly in red brick, have been found as a well as a large stairway, a library, lecture halls, dormitories, cells, pillars, shrines, tanks, walled enclosures and WELLS... (Information sourced from nalanda.bih.nic.in/nalandaHeritage.htm and indovacations.net/english/AboutNalanda.htm)
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 04:29:00 +0000
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