# Dwarka Baoli > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dwarka_Baoli > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dwarka_Baoli.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarka_Baoli > Source revision: 1330446672 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Historical stepwell in New Delhi, India [28°35′58.86″N 77°2′38.53″E / 28.5996833°N 77.0440361°E / 28.5996833; 77.0440361](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dwarka_Baoli¶ms=28_35_58.86_N_77_2_38.53_E_) Dwarka Baoli is a site under restoration by [INTACH](/source/INTACH) Delhi Chapter, August 2014 **Dwarka Baoli** (also known as Loharehri Baoli) is a historical [stepwell](/source/Stepwell) discovered in [Dwarka Sub City](/source/Dwarka_Sub_City), in south west [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi), [India](/source/India). It was constructed for the residents of Loharehri village by the Sultans of the [Lodi Dynasty](/source/Lodi_Dynasty) in the early 16th century. [Dwarka](/source/Dwarka_Sub_City) now stands where the Loharehri village once stood.[1] Located in a barren stretch of land between a residential society and a private school on Azad Hind Fauj Marg, Sector 12, [Dwarka](/source/Dwarka), at 28-35-58.95 degree North and 77-02-38.67 degree East. It was hidden by a large group of [Peepal](/source/Peepal) trees and covered by a thick undergrowth which seems to have aided in its relative obscurity. It is mentioned in Maulvi Zafar Hasan's 1910 Monuments list which says it was not very deep and had 22 steps.[2] It is under restoration by the State archeological department and work will be taken up by [INTACH](/source/INTACH) Delhi Chapter.[3] In an effort to draw attention to the historic stepwell, students of Nirmal Bhartia School led by Neil Pahuja: created a microsite and virtual tour for the Dwarka Baoli, in 2024. [Video Tour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmj3hN4HyzQ) Baoli or [bawdi](/source/Stepwell), also referred to as baori or bauri, is a [Hindi](/source/Hindi) word (from [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) *wapi*[4][5] or *vapi*,*vapika*).[6] Water Temples of India and temple step wells were built in ancient India and the earliest forms of step well and reservoir were also built in India in places like [Dholavira](/source/Dholavira) as far back as the [Indus Valley Civilisation](/source/Indus_Valley_Civilisation). ## Architecture The structure shows typical [Lodi](/source/Lodi_Dynasty) era [architecture](/source/Architecture) with prominent arches along the steps and a well at the end of the [baoli](/source/Baoli). The [stepwell](/source/Stepwell) is constructed using rubble masonry, common in monuments of that period. Along the steps, two levels of [arches](/source/Arch) are clearly visible. Although the water level has receded leaving the well dry. The baoli seems to have disappeared from the pages of history and bears no mention in the [Archeological Survey of India](/source/Archeological_Survey_of_India) or [INTACH](/source/INTACH) heritage list.[1] Although not as architecturally significant as [Agrasen ki baoli](/source/Agrasen_ki_baoli) and [Rajon Ki Baoli](/source/Rajon_Ki_Baoli), Dwarka Baoli is one-of-its-kind as there is no other structure in the area. ## Gallery - Front view of the Dwarka Baoli - Front view of the Dwarka Baoli - Front view of the Dwarka Baoli ## See also - [History of Delhi](/source/History_of_Delhi) - [Paleolithic sites in and around Delhi](/source/Anangpur#Paleo) - [Forts and palaces of Delhi used as the capital](/source/Purana_Qila#See_also) - [Stepwells of Delhi](/source/Baolis_of_Mehrauli#Stepwells) - [Stepwells](/source/Stepwell) of India - [Rani ki vav](/source/Rani_ki_vav), UNESCO heritage listed - [List of stepwells in India by states](/source/Stepwell#India) - [History of water supply and sanitation](/source/History_of_water_supply_and_sanitation) - [Water supply and sanitation in the Indus-Saraswati Valley Civilisation](/source/Sanitation_of_the_Indus_Valley_Civilisation) - [Ancient water conservation techniques](/source/Johad#Similar) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Verma_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Verma_1-1) Verma, Richi (28 June 2011). ["Forgotten Lodi era *baoli* discovered in busy Dwarka"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Forgotten-Lodi-era-baoli-discovered-in-busy-Dwarka/articleshow/9018659.cms?referral=PM). *timesofindia.indiatimes.com*. The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 8 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Verma, Richi (17 August 2014). ["Baoli emerges from tiny pit in Dwarka - Times of India"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Baoli-emerges-from-tiny-pit-in-Dwarka/articleshow/40321969.cms). *The Times of India*. TNN. Retrieved 8 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Verma, Richi (26 August 2014). ["Tomb under foliage gets a distinct look - Times of India"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Tomb-under-foliage-gets-a-distinct-look/articleshow/40873459.cms). *The Times of India*. TNN. Retrieved 8 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Suryakanta(1975), Sanskrit Hindi English Dictionary, page 519, Orient Longman ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [086125 248 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/086125_248_9)). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Whitworth, George Clifford (1885), An Anglo-Indian Dictionary (See Baoli). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Jutta Jain- Newbauer (1981), The step wells of Gujarat in art-historical perspective (see *the term*). ## External links - [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183646/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-28/delhi/29712476_1_ki-baoli-historical-monuments-dwarka) - [\[2\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104259/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-01/delhi/29725507_1_ki-baoli-lodi-era-intach) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dwarka Baoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarka_Baoli) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarka_Baoli?action=history)). 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