Jaipur the capital of Indian state of Rajasthan offers some wonderful places of attraction to the guests.
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is one of the worth seeing places in Jaipur. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is one of the famous astrological observatories in India. This was built by king Jai Singh II in the capital Jaipur. This was built sometime between 1727 and 1733. This observatory was designed after the famous observatory of Delhi. King Jai Singh had great interest in astronomy. For the purpose of sky watching and astronomical research he made 5 labs in different parts in the country.
King Jai Singh built one of these observatories in the Mughal capital Delhi. This is known as Jantar Mantar, Delhi. The observatory at Jaipur was built in the imitation of the observatory of Delhi. Among the 5 Jantar Mantars built by Jai Singh the Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is the largest of all. There are14 major geometric instruments in the observatory in jantar mantar, Jaipur. These instruments were used
for different purposes. These were used to measure time.
You will see instruments in this observatory in Jaipur used to predict the actual time of the eclipses. To track the position of the stars in their orbits improvised instruments are required. There were many complex instruments in Jantar Mantar, Jaipur.
Many types of complex astronomical research was made in this observatory. Using the facilities available in this observatory an astronomer could measure the angle declination of the planets. The Samrat Jantar is the largest of all the tools. This is a 90 feet high tool. The shadow of this 90 feet tall
instrument was measured to predict actual time of the day. The face of this instrument is angled at 27 degree which is the latitude of the city of Jaipur.
Announcement of eclipses were made from the cupola situated on the top of the structure of Jantar Mantar, Jaipur. This cupola was used to announce the eclipses and the arrival of monsoons. The instruments were built by local stone and marble. All the instruments carry an astronomical scale. All the instruments were made extraordinarily accurate. This sun dial was completely repaired and renovated in the year 1901. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur has got the distinction of a national monument
in the year 1948.
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur shows the rich cultural and academic heritage of Jaipur. This observatory is no more used for astrological research. This is now one of the major tourist attractions in Jaipur.
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