Describe an interesting historic place.

You should say:

what it is
where it is located
what you can see there now
And explain why this place is interesting.

Sample answer Band value: 7+

It is a saying that knowing about history prepares you for the future.
I have heard this from my grandfather.
My grandfather used to take me with him for visiting different places.
And by this, I have become interested in visiting different places.
With him, I have seen so many historical places such as Tajmahal, one of the seven wonders, the famous “Hava Mahal” in Jaipur, Fateh Gadh place’ in Udaipur and ‘Ranki Vav’ in Patan.
Among these wonderful places I like, Ranki Vav, the most.
I have visited this place several times. yet, I did not get bored. on the contrary, I have become more and more intrigued by the work of architecture devoted to it.
‘Ranki vav’ is in Patan -a city in the northern part of Gujarat which is itself a historical city.
‘Ranki vav’ is basically a stepwell which was built by the queen of Patan in the 11^th century in the memory of her husband.
As it is built by the queen it was given a name Ranki vav-
‘Ranki’ means queen and ‘vav’ means step well.

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The stepwell is an amalgamation of architectural design, ancient wisdom, and devotion to Hindu culture.
The steps start with the ground level going down into the well where water is collected.
This is surrounded by pavilions by which one can see the scenery and view of it.
It consists of more than 800 mythological sculptures.
These sculptures mainly depict the Indian god named ‘Vishnu’ and his different reincarnation.
It has also got some sculpture of ‘Apsara’ – a divine beauty in Hindu culture.
These sculptures show the makeup of ‘Apsara’ in 16 different styles.
According to mythological books of Indian culture, The Apsaras are fictional divine beauty who possess enthralling charm.
The Ranki vav has got far more conspicuous importance than just being the religious symbol.
In older times there used to be a scarcity of water in this part. In such a situation this sort of stepwell was the modal of collecting water. However, ‘The Ranki vav’ is not merely the example well for collecting water. It is actually a symbol of worship to the culture of Hindu together with great architectural design.
This is the reason why this stepwell has been added to UNESCO’s world heritage site.

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