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Metla
bhavi
Location
–
behind
Navata
transport
office
Shivanagar
,
warangal
.
Age
–
14th
century
.
Metlabvi
is
a
very
popular
Stepwell
in
Warangal
.
the
location
of
this
Stepwells
is
at
warangal
fort
road
,
near
ASM
women's
college
.
This
stepwell
is
suggested
to
be
as
old
as
the
12th
century
though
there
aren’t
many
written
facts
about
this
date.
The
design
of
metla
bavi
has
arch
gates,
which
suggests
that’s
it’s
an
architecture
of
12-14th
century
.
Many
have
also
tagged
this
well
with
Rani
Rudrama,
the
kakatiya
era
Queen
said
to
be
the
swimming
pool
.
Apart
from
this
ongoing
debate
on
this
step
well
age,
well
is
a
two
storey
stepwell
which
is
20-meter-deep
and
5-meter-wide.
This
stepwell
was
and
is
still
used
by
local
people
for
water
.
The
architecture
of
this
stepwell
is
simple
but
massive,
and
the
sight
of
skyscrapers
behind
it
makes
metla
bavi
as
an
iconic
stepwell
of
warangal..
An
ancient
well
locally
known
as
"metla
bhavi
"
is
situated
in
Shiva
nagar
colony
in
the
lane
beside
navata
transport
office,
warangal
fort
road.
The
origin
of
this
ancient
well
is
not
known,
but
the
local
people
say
that
it
was
built
by
the
kakatiyas.
Most
of
the
pillars
used
for
this
well
are
similar
to
that
of
kakatiya
architecture.
The
well
is
a
specimen
of
kakatiya
architecture
having
interior
steps
with
corridors
to
sit
out
while
taking
rest
during
the
swimming.
This
well
is
built
with
granite
rock
pillars
similar
to
thousand
pillar
temple
and
warangal
fort
.
The
source
of
water
is
natural
,
there
is
no
need
to
bring
it
from
outside
and
fill
it
.
If
we
preserve
this
well
,
it
will
be
a
heritage
gift
to
the
future
generations
.
The
ancient
well
is
full
of
water
.
As
seen
from
the
top
level
it
is
constructed
in
two
tiers
with
covered
steps
from
southern
side
The
actual
well
is
approximately
12
×12
meters
In
square
with
2
mts
,
platform
all
around
with
is
constructed
with
architectural
and
plain
pillars.
On
one
of
the
pillars
located
at
the
southern
side
the
crescent
moon
and
symbols
are
carved
.
Traces
of
letters
also
appear
on
this
pillar
but
are
not
clear
as
it
is
full
of
fungus
and
inside
the
water
.
One
ceiling
slab
of
temples
is
seen
fixed
in
the
well
on
the
north
east
corner
and
one
frieze
right
female
dancing
figurines
carved
in
kakatiya
style
is
seen
at
the
south
west
corner
.
There
is
a
stepped
way
on
the
southern
side
to
go
inside
the
well.
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