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Know About Jantar Mantar With Tour And Travels In Jaipur

by Anil Sinha Rajasthan Four Wheel Drive
There are many observatories all over the world, but Jantar observatory is considered to be one of the largest observatories ever built. Combined with religion, science and art observatory Jantar name is given to a series of built-in Jaipur, New Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura five magnificent buildings. Jaipur is the seat of Maharaja Jai ​​Singh II in 1720, which is when this magnificent building built here. Is considered to Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is the largest of the five observatories, and also has the world's largest sundial.

People have been interested in the universe and the universe; it is this interest is to force the King to establish an astronomical observatory. At Jantar Mantar houses, it has attracted astronomers, historians and architects interest around the world in different buildings and astrology tool.

History

"Pink City", founded by Maharaja Jai ​​Singh II, and he was a great scholar and an avid astrologer. He studied architecture, Astrology, philosophy and religion in different schools, but also well versed in mathematics and general concepts, such as Clements Euclid, Ptolemy syntax and Aryabhatta masterpieces. In 1718, he wanted to build the famous observatory. For this, he studies astronomy theme, and then around the northern Indian five different stations. In these places, he would sit down with other academic astronomers, such as Pt. Kedarnath, for astronomical observations.

“Jantar Mantar" in Jaipur , it is the country's largest greenhouse , in renovated time and again the house , provide time accurate measurement , position orientation , solar declination and constellations , as well as a variety of other astronomical instruments phenomenon. Jaipur observatory function is only seven years, as the King was not in the derivation of accurate astronomical observations very successful.

Architecture


Observatory by the fourteen major geometric devices for measuring time, tracking constellations and even observe orbit around the sun. An popular structure of "Samrat Yantra” (the world's largest sundial) is the Jantar Observatory , in "The Hindu Chhatri" in, "Jaiprakash Yantra " and astronomical device detects "cosmic" different geometry. Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is a splendid reminder of royal heritage, and expressed as a testimony before the royal era. Magnificent structure is still able to capture the attention of tourists and praise astronomy lovers! At Jantar Mantar is an interesting structure, is a must-see Jaipur! For more: historical visit with the best tour and travels in Jaipur.

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