Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

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astronomical observatory heritage monument tourist attraction

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Jantar Mantar, Delhi 1
Jantar Mantar, Ujjain 1
Samrat Yantra 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
heritage monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle observatory architecture ⓘ
builder Maharaja Jai Singh II ⓘ
city New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
commissionedBy Maharaja Jai Singh II ⓘ
constructionEnd 1724 ⓘ
constructionStart 1721 ⓘ
coordinateSystem altazimuth coordinates ⓘ
equatorial coordinates ⓘ
country India ⓘ
era Mughal period ⓘ
hasPart Dakshinottar Bhitti ⓘ
Niyati Chakra ⓘ
surface form: Jai Prakash Yantra

Misra Yantra ⓘ
Niyati Chakra ⓘ
Rama Yantra ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Samrat Yantra

Shanku Yantra ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
locatedIn Delhi ⓘ
India ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
material brick ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Connaught Place ⓘ
notableFor large-scale fixed masonry instruments ⓘ
observationMethod naked-eye observation ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
partOf series of Jantar Mantar observatories ⓘ
purpose astrological calculations ⓘ
astronomical observation ⓘ
calendar calculations ⓘ
time measurement ⓘ
region National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
relatedTo Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, Mathura ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jantar Mantar, Ujjain

Jantar Mantar, Varanasi ⓘ
significance one of a series of observatories built by Jai Singh II ⓘ
used for precise naked-eye observations of celestial bodies ⓘ
usedFor determining declination of celestial objects ⓘ
measuring local time ⓘ
predicting eclipses ⓘ
tracking positions of stars and planets ⓘ

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New Delhi, India → hasLandmark → Jantar Mantar, New Delhi ⓘ
subject surface form: New Delhi
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi → hasPart → Jantar Mantar, New Delhi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samrat Yantra
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi → relatedTo → Jantar Mantar, New Delhi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jantar Mantar, Ujjain
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur → relatedWork → Jantar Mantar, New Delhi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jantar Mantar, Delhi