Opinion

The mysterious Indian architecture that's vanishing with barely a murmur

By 2017-05-17T08:00:00

Stepwell in Ramkund, Bhuj, Gujarat, India. From The Vanishing Stepwells of India by Victoria Lautman

Source: Victoria Lautman

India was once covered by stepwells - a typology unique to the country - but they are now facing extinction. A new book by Victoria Lautman aims to draw international attention to these fascinating structures

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