GK
FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Gujarat
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Haryana
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Madhya Pradesh
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat-UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River, was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD. Stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage systems on the Indian subcontinent, and have been constructed since the 3rd millennium BC.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rani Ki Vav ( lit. ‘The Queen’s Stepwell’) is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was constructed by Rani Udaymati in memory of her husband, King Bhima 1, of the Chalukya or Solanki dynasty, which existed between 950 and 1300 CE. Rani Ki Vav is situated on the banks of the Saraswati river.