Agrasen's Baoli, New Delhi, Delhi India

Maharaja Agrasen’s Baoli is right in the heart of the city, in Connaught Place but is not known to many. Surprisingly, though it is maintained by the ASI, it is not published in their list of monuments in Delhi. The Baoli is a very quiet place and is grand in size and depth. It is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical step well on Hailey Road near Connaught Place, a short walk from Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India. Although there are no known historical records to prove who built Agrasen ki Baoli, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king Agrasen during the Mahabharat epic era and rebuilt in the 14th century by the Agrawal community which traces its origin to Maharaja Agrasen.

Some parts of the well, with 103 steps, are permanently immersed in water. The visible parts of this historical step well consist of three levels. Each level is lined with arched niches on both sides. From an architectural perspective this step well was probably rebuilt during the Tughlaq period.