Jantar Mantar is one of the major attractions of Jaipur as well as one of the major tourist destinations in India. Jantar Mantar, located near Jaipur's City Palace and Hawa Mahal, is one of the important tourist centers of the city.
Let us know some interesting things about this attraction of Jaipur.
1. UNESCO Certified Place
Jantar Mantar of Jaipur is included in UNESCO's list of global heritage.
2. One of the 5 observatories
Jantar Mantar of Jaipur is one of the 5 major observatories. It was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur and also an astronomer. In the early 18th century, he built 5 Jantar Mantars across India, in Delhi, Mathura, Jaipur, Varanasi and Ujjain.
3. Largest Observatory
As 5 observatories were built in different places in India, Jaipur observatory is the largest among them all.
4. Objective of Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar was built to study time and space. This composition of Jaipur is a complex of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, which is still in operation and is still used for calculation and teaching. It is used to observe and study orbits around the Sun. Some of the compositions here are made of stone, marble and copper.
Here are some among the nineteen instruments; Chakra Yantra, Dakshin Mural Yantra, Digamsha Yantra, Disha Yantra, Kanali Yantra and Egypt Yantra.
5. The world's largest stone solarium
Jantar Mantar in Jaipur has the largest stone solarium in the world called the Brihat Samrat Yantra. This device gives the local time at an accuracy of two seconds. This composition is about 27 meters high. The reason behind this huge emperor instrument is its accuracy. A small device failed to tell the exact time, so the only option left was to increase the size of the device.
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6. Meaning of Jantar Mantar
The name Jantar Mantar is derived from the Sanskrit word Jantra Mantra, which means 'instrument' and 'computation', according to which Jantar Mantar means 'calculating device'.
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