History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s6.39

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The tank was divided into two parts interconnected with a channel paved with large-sized bricks measuring 64 × 48 × 12 cm. Cascading over a flight of steps, water entered the inner and larger part of the tank. There was staircase of five steps, each having four courses of bricks, which connected the mud platform of the retaining wall with the brick platform projecting from the lowest retaining wall. The lowest retaining wall turns outwards at this point, which marks the beginning of the inner part of the tank. Another platform with 17 courses intact is seen on the other side of the channel. The inner part of the tank with south-west orientation is both bigger and deeper than the outer one. The length of this part of the tank remains to be ascertained.