ID: 700090001 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700090001	Record Type: Built Work

Octagonal Stepwell (stepwell; Patron: Akbar (?); 1572-1575 CE; Mughal (Akbar r....; Fatehpur Sīkri (Uttar Pradesh, Bhārat, Asia, World, To...; )

Titles:

Octagonal Stepwell (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

stepwell [300006210] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by location or context>, <single built works by location: topographical>, earthworks (engineering works), wells (structures), <wells by construction>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1572-1575 CE; Mughal (Akbar r. 1556-1605)

Creator Display:

Patron: Akbar (?) [preferred,CAA-AIIS]

patron Akbar I, Emperor of Hindustan (Mughal emperor of India, 1542-1605) [500522571]

Locations:

Current: Fatehpur Sīkri [1075269] (Geographic)

Address Note: +27.09808842, +77.66391789;

Display Materials: red sandstone, rubble, lime mortar

	ferruginous sandstone [300011398]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, sandstone, <sandstone by composition or appearance>)

	rubble [300011693]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>, stone (worked rock), <stone by form>)

	lime mortar [300014748]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, filler (inert additive), mortar (filler), <mortar by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: Diameter:71' Height:11'-7" Shaft:6'-3"

Events:

protected status: Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Mughal [300018939] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, Islamic (culture or style), Islamic Indian)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Octagonal Stepwell	........ [VP,CAA-AIIS]
	........ AIIS, Grand Trunk Road project (2023-2025) Ragini Singh
	........ Nath, History of Mughal Architecture, Vol. 2 (1985) 173

Subject: ....... [VP,CAA-AIIS]

....................... AIIS, Grand Trunk Road project (2023-2025) Ragini Singh

....................... Nath, History of Mughal Architecture, Vol. 2 (1985) 173