Abraham’s Well in Beersheba is a deep masonry water well tied to the biblical Abraham, its rope-furrowed stones now sheltering the city’s archaeology museum.
Oriental Bay, Wellington: Fountain, Wishing Well & Waterfront
An architect’s reading of Oriental Bay, Wellington — its sea wall promenade, the Carter Fountain, a 1960 tiled wishing well, and a reclaimed beach.
Well of Life: Ivan Meštrović’s Bronze Well in Zagreb
The Well of Life, Ivan Meštrović’s 1905 bronze sculpture in Zagreb, rings a water-filled well with ten life-size figures from birth to death.
The Chapel Well: A Riverside Spring in North Ayrshire
The Chapel Well in Irvine, North Ayrshire, is a riverside stone alcove spring linked to a lost St Mary’s Chapel, now a wishing well of thrown coins and luck.
Banganga Tank: A Nordic Architect at the Water’s Edge
A Scandinavian architect reads Mumbai’s Banganga Tank — its arrow-struck spring, descending steps, lamp-lit ritual, and sweet water beside the sea.
St Doulagh’s Church: Ireland’s Oldest Stone-Roofed Holy Well
St Doulagh’s Church near Balgriffin, County Dublin, holds Ireland’s only surviving detached baptistry, an octagonal building raised over a holy well and spring.