Jantar Mantar, Jaipur


Related person
Sandhya Kochar (photographer)
Date
1726-1734; restored 1901
Description
This astronomical observatory site consists of fourteen major geometric observation devices. This is one of the largest observatories built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Keywords: India, observatories, research structures, Hindu, cut stone bearing masonry, scientific sculpture. Submitted by Sandhya Kochar.
Style/Period
18th Century (1700 - 1799 CE)
India
Material
stone and/or rock