Jantar Mantar
Near City Palace, Tripolia Bazar, Jaipur – 302002
Phone :0141 2610494
Jantar Mantar is a World heritage Site
The Jantar Mantar Jaipur monument is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, and completed in 1738 . It features the world’s largest stone sundial.
Located near City Palace and Hawa Mahal of Jaipur, the monument features masonry, stone and brass instruments that were built using astronomy and instrument design principles of ancient Hindu Sanskrit texts. The instruments allow the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye. The monument expresses architectural innovations, as well as the coming together of ideas from different religious and social beliefs in 18th century India. The observatory is an example of the Ptolemaic positional astronomy which was shared by many civilizations.
The Jantar Mantar Jaipur monument features instruments operating in each of the three main classical celestial coordinate systems: the horizon-zenith local system, the equatorial system and the ecliptic system. The Kapala Yantraprakara is one that works in two systems and allows transformation of the coordinates directly from one system to the other.
The observatory consists of nineteen instruments for measuring time, predicting eclipses, tracking location of major stars as the earth orbits around the sun, ascertaining the declinations of planets, and determining the celestial altitudes and related ephemerides.
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Visiting hours : 09.00.AM to 04.30PM, all days of the week
Entry fee : Rs. 40/- for Indians, Rs.15/- for Indian Students, Rs.200/- for foreign tourists, Rs.100/- for foreign students
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