Jantar Mantar, Ujjain

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astronomical observatory heritage site

Jantar Mantar, Ujjain is a historic 18th-century astronomical observatory in Ujjain, India, featuring large masonry instruments used for precise naked-eye observations of celestial bodies.

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Label Occurrences
Jantar Mantar, Ujjain canonical 5
Madhya Pradesh (for Ujjain observatory) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
architecturalStyle masonry observatory ⓘ
builtFor naked-eye observations ⓘ
category observatories in India ⓘ
cityRole supports Ujjain’s status as an ancient astronomical center ⓘ
constructionPeriod 18th century ⓘ
coordinateSystemUsed ecliptic coordinate system ⓘ
equatorial coordinate system ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Hindu astronomy ⓘ
Indian astrology ⓘ
era early modern India ⓘ
function determination of celestial positions ⓘ
measurement of local time ⓘ
prediction of eclipses ⓘ
hasPart armillary-type instruments ⓘ
gnomon ⓘ
quadrant ⓘ
sundial ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected monument ⓘ
locatedIn Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ
locatedNear Tropic of Cancer ⓘ
locatedOn Malwa Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Malwa plateau
materialUsed brick ⓘ
lime mortar ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFeature large masonry instruments ⓘ
observationMethod naked-eye observation ⓘ
observes Moon ⓘ
Sun ⓘ
fixed stars ⓘ
planets ⓘ
operatedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
relatedTo Jantar Mantar, New Delhi ⓘ
surface form: Jantar Mantar, Delhi

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
significance historical center of astronomical studies in India ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
scientific tourism ⓘ
usedFor astrology ⓘ
astronomical observations ⓘ
calendar calculations ⓘ
time measurement ⓘ

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Jantar Mantar, Jaipur → relatedWork → Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ
Maharaja Jai Singh II → commissioned → Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, Varanasi → relatedTo → Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ
Ujjain → hasObservatory → Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ
Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh → hasPart → Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ
Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh → locatedIn → Jantar Mantar, Ujjain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhya Pradesh (for Ujjain observatory)