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The Jantar Mantar is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The monument was completed in 1734. [1] [2] It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] [3] It is near City Palace and Hawa Mahal. [4]
The Jantar Mantar is an 18th-century astronomical observatory with monumental instruments for naked-eye observation. It reflects the cosmological and scientific traditions of India and other civilizations, and is a symbol of royal authority and social practices.
Learn about the five observatories built by Maharajah Sawaii Jai Singh II of Jaipur between 1724 and 1730. Explore their unique forms, functions, and instruments through virtual tours, photos, and projects.
May 31, 2022 · Created 300 years ago, Jaipur's Jantar Mantar is an outdoor complex filled with gargantuan astronomy tools designed to be used by the naked eye – and they're still...
Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. 1928. Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. A Jantar Mantar ( Hindustani pronunciation: [d͡ʒən̪t̪ər mən̪t̪ər]) is an assembly of stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be used with the naked eye. There were five Jantar Mantars in India.
Jantar Mantar is an open-air astronomical observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the 18th century. It has 19 large instruments to observe and measure celestial objects and events with the naked eye.
Enumerated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Jantar Mantar attracts tourists, historians, astronomers, architects, mathematicians, and geographers. The collection of nineteen astronomical instruments in Jantar Mantar allows the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye.
