Jantar Mantar, Varanasi
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Jantar Mantar, Varanasi is an 18th-century astronomical observatory in Varanasi, India, featuring masonry instruments built by Maharaja Jai Singh II for precise celestial observations and timekeeping.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jantar Mantar, Varanasi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T932820 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Context triple: [Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, relatedTo, Jantar Mantar, Varanasi]
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Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is an early 18th-century astronomical observatory in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its large masonry instruments used to measure time and track celestial bodies and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi is an 18th-century astronomical observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh II, featuring large masonry instruments used for precise naked-eye observations of celestial bodies.
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Tara Mandir Planetarium
Tara Mandir Planetarium is a popular astronomical attraction in Porbandar, India, featuring educational shows and exhibits about space and celestial phenomena.
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D.
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad is a 15th-century mosque renowned for its grand Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as one of the city's most important religious and cultural monuments.
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Jama Masjid, Agra
Jama Masjid in Agra is a 17th-century Mughal-era congregational mosque renowned for its impressive red sandstone and white marble architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Target entity description: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi is an 18th-century astronomical observatory in Varanasi, India, featuring masonry instruments built by Maharaja Jai Singh II for precise celestial observations and timekeeping.
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A.
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is an early 18th-century astronomical observatory in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its large masonry instruments used to measure time and track celestial bodies and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi is an 18th-century astronomical observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh II, featuring large masonry instruments used for precise naked-eye observations of celestial bodies.
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C.
Tara Mandir Planetarium
Tara Mandir Planetarium is a popular astronomical attraction in Porbandar, India, featuring educational shows and exhibits about space and celestial phenomena.
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D.
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad is a 15th-century mosque renowned for its grand Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as one of the city's most important religious and cultural monuments.
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E.
Jama Masjid, Agra
Jama Masjid in Agra is a 17th-century Mughal-era congregational mosque renowned for its impressive red sandstone and white marble architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
ⓘ
heritage monument ⓘ |
| architect | Maharaja Jai Singh II ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | functional scientific architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Maharaja Jai Singh II ⓘ |
| city | Varanasi ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 25.306°N 83.010°E ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hindu astronomy
ⓘ
Mughal-era science ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasPart |
equatorial instruments
ⓘ
gnomon ⓘ meridian instruments ⓘ sundial ⓘ zodiacal instruments ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inception |
18th century
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c. 1737 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uttar Pradesh
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Varanasi ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dashashwamedh Ghat
ⓘ
Ganges ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River
|
| locatedOn | roof of the Man Mahal palace ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh
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surface form:
Jantar Mantar observatories
|
| owner | Government of India ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Jantar Mantar observatories ⓘ |
| purpose |
astrological calculations
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astronomical observations ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
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surface form:
North India
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| relatedTo |
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
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surface form:
Jantar Mantar, Delhi
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ Jantar Mantar, Mathura ⓘ Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ |
| significantEvent | construction under Jai Singh II’s astronomical program ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| translationOfName | calculation instrument ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibrating traditional calendars
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determining declination of stars ⓘ measuring altitude of celestial bodies ⓘ measuring azimuth of celestial bodies ⓘ measuring local time ⓘ predicting eclipses ⓘ |
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Subject: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Description of subject: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi is an 18th-century astronomical observatory in Varanasi, India, featuring masonry instruments built by Maharaja Jai Singh II for precise celestial observations and timekeeping.
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