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Well of holes

机译:井眼

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Escher might have gawped. But this labyrinthine nest of stairs is no impossible construction. Between AD 600 and 1850, more than 3000 step wells were dug, by hand, in the Indian provinces of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Many of them had intricate staircase designs, peppered with shrines and balconies on which to linger in the afternoon heat. They reach deep underground and provided insurance against the region's fluctuating water supply. The stairs guided local people-women, mostly-down to the water that seeps in from nearby aquifers. During the rainy season, the wellsf ill up, but in the dry season, you would have to lug containers up and down the entire well. This particular well, Panna Meena ka Kund near Amber Fort in Rajasthan, has eight storeys. According to local tradition, you must use different sets of stairs to climb down and climb out.
机译:埃舍尔可能已经g了。但是,这个迷宫般的楼梯巢并不是不可能的建筑。在公元600年至1850年之间,在印度古吉拉特邦和拉贾斯坦邦手工挖了3000多口井。他们中的许多人都错综复杂的楼梯设计,到处散布着神殿和阳台,在午后时光可以流连忘返。他们到达地下深处,为该地区不断变化的供水提供了保障。楼梯引导着当地的妇女,其中大部分是从附近含水层渗入的水流。在雨季,井会变坏,但在旱季,您将不得不在整个井中上下拖拉容器。这口特殊的水井位于拉贾斯坦邦琥珀堡附近的Panna Meena ka Kund,有八层。根据当地传统,您必须使用不同的楼梯上下攀爬。

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    《New scientist》 |2013年第2939期|25-25|共1页
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    Catherine Brahic41;

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  • 收录信息 美国《科学引文索引》(SCI);美国《化学文摘》(CA);
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