Panna Meena ka Kund

This stepwell near Amber is generally dated to the 16th century, built during the reign of the Kachhwaha rulers to store monsoon rainwater for the surrounding community in an arid landscape, though some local accounts trace an earlier structure on the site to the Meena rulers who controlled Amber before the Rajputs. Its distinctive symmetrical double staircases descend in a geometric zigzag on multiple sides, allowing access to the water at any level as it rose or fell seasonally. The name is popularly linked to Panna Miyan, a court official said to have supervised its construction, though historical documentation of the story is thin.