The Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some 20 main fixed instruments. They are monumental examples in masonry of known ...

Jantar Mantar. Photo by Bishnu Sarangi by Pixabay under Pixabay License. The first observatories, built by Greeks and Persians, contained elements that were incorporated into this project ...

Rajasthan The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is one of the most prominent and largest of the five. Built in 1734 by Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur, this monument boasts 19 ...

Initially, the area around Jantar Mantar was called Madhoganj. It came from Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II's ancestor, Madho Singh.

Jantar Mantar was built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724. Jai Singh had found the existing astronomical instruments too small to take correct measurements and so he built these larger and ...

Among the five observatories built in the 18th century under the ... an ASI official with the Jantar Mantar sub-circle said. The official said that once the restoration is completed, visitors ...

Jantar Mantar was built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724. Jai Singh had found the existing astronomical instruments too small to take correct measurements and so he built these larger and ...

The Jantar Mantar was built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724. Jai Singh had found the existing astronomical instruments too small to take correct measurements and so he built these larger ...