<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">stepwells</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31381144</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:42:50</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">baoli</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">baolis</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">baulis</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">step wells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">step-wells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stepped tanks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stepped wells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stepwell</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stepwells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tanks, stepped</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">vav</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">wavs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">wells, stepped</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Constructions of India, often architecturally embellished, with steps deeply cut down to a water-drawing area; used also as shelters from the heat. Below ground water reservoirs having stairways down to the water level. Most common in India and Pakistan, the structures may be decorative, elaborate, and multistoried. ]]></dc:description></metadata>