Bastion with well

Location

Most visitors to Orchha wouldn't know about this place nor would they even notice it within Orchha Fort. I stumbled on this place in the thesis Building Traditions In Bundelkhand. This is unique : a well within a bastion of a fort. Also, there are rooms around the circumference of the well with windows that open into the well. Designed so that the soldiers guarding the fort could rest in a cool place!

Bastion with well, Orchha Fort

This site is being restored

Steps leading to the rooms

Windows of the rooms opening into the well

The rooms around the circumference of the well

Raj Mahal in the background

Seen from Raj Mahal