▁in ▁sand stone ▁in ▁the ▁Sol ank i ▁architect ural ▁style , ▁the ▁Ad al aj ▁step well ▁is ▁five ▁stories ▁deep . ▁It ▁is ▁oct ag onal ▁in ▁plan ▁at ▁the ▁top , ▁built ▁on ▁intr ic ately ▁car ved ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁pill ars . ▁Each ▁floor ▁is ▁sp a cious ▁enough ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁con greg ate . ▁It ▁was ▁d ug ▁deep ▁to ▁access ▁ground water ▁at ▁that ▁level , ▁account ing ▁for ▁season al ▁fl uct u ations ▁in ▁water ▁level ▁due ▁to ▁ra inf all ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁The ▁air ▁and ▁light ▁v ents ▁in ▁the ▁roof s ▁at ▁various ▁flo ors ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁landing ▁level ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁large ▁open ings . ▁From ▁the ▁first ▁story ▁level , ▁three ▁st air cases ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁water ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁well , ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁unique ▁feature . ▁Bu ilt ▁along ▁a ▁north – s outh ▁axis , ▁entrance ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁three ▁st air cases ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁south , ▁west ▁and ▁east ▁directions ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁landing , ▁which ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁well . ▁Four ▁small ▁rooms ▁with ▁or iel ▁windows ▁decor ated ▁with ▁min utely ▁car ved ▁brackets ▁are ▁provided ▁at ▁the ▁landing ▁level , ▁at ▁the ▁four ▁corners . ▁The ▁struct ural ▁system ▁is ▁typically ▁Indian ▁style ▁with ▁traditional ▁tra be at ▁with ▁horizontal ▁be ams ▁and ▁l int els . ▁At ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁well ▁is