Jantar Mantar Jaipur

Man is always attracted to the unknown since time immemorial and the mysterious Universe is a focal point of fascination for all humans dwelling on this mother planet.

Captivating Jantar Mantar is incredibly the largest stone Astronomical Observatory of the world and has been incised in the world heritage list as an expression of cosmological procreations of astronomical skills.

Enrapturing Jantar Mantar is not a name by chance but is define illustriously as an exceptional calculation instrument derived from Jantar means an instrument and Mantar literary states a formula in this context calculation so the name is rationally apt for the world heritage site.

One of the Stunning Observatory of bygone era is bejeweled with fourteen major geometric devices which are sophisticated yet traditional methods of evaluating time, anticipating eclipses, computing the movements of planets and chasing after stars as the earth revolves around the sun.

The year 1948 was a year of acclamation for the highly accurate observatory as it was enrolled as a shinning national monument of India. Dramatically emblazoned from local stone and marble, each instrument carries an astronomical scale used till date by local astronomers to forecast the weather for farmers.

Elephantine sundial famed as Samrat Yantra is standing 27 meters tall and is not surprisingly the world’s largest sundial.

The beyond belief Observation tower was thoroughly renovated in the year 1901 and provides a unique experience of rehearsing through an imaginative yet geometric path of combined astronomical system of rules impregnated to probe the heavens.

The Jantar Mantar tour of Jaipur with Golden Triangle is also popular with media and entertainment world. In the year 2006 it was used as a film set for the movie “The Fall as a maze” and the monster sundial was photographed by world renowned lens man Storm Thorgerson for the cover of Shpongle's DVD, live at the Roundhouse 2008.

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Quick Facts of Jantar Mantar Jaipur

Location: Sireh Deohi Bazzar in Jaipur
Year of Construction: 1727 to 1734
Built By: Maharaja Jai Singh II
Significance: World Heritage Site, National Monument, World Largest Astronomical Observatory
Construction System: Local stones and Marble
Architect Renovation: Major Arthur ffolliott Garrett

Tourist Information

Timings: 9 AM to 5 PM (except Mondays)
Entry fee: INR 24 for Indian and INR 54 for foreigners (including camera)
Best time to visit: October to March

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