Jantar Mantar

The observatory is also a very old building with a lot of red paint peeling off. The building is not big and resembles an inverted heart-shaped structure. It is surrounded by the city’s new modern-style buildings and you cannot enter the interior during the entire visit.

The Pink City of Jaipur, the Jantar Mantar ancient observatory built in the 18th century, is still in use today.          Jantar Mantar was built by Jai Singh in 1728 and is the largest and best preserved ancient observatory. It has large and small sundials, telescopes, and instruments for observing celestial bodies such as the sun, constellations, and the zodiac.

The Jantar Mantar Observatory in Jaipur, India, is the most important, comprehensive, and best-preserved ancient observatory in India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The observatory is composed of 19 astronomical instruments with fixed devices as the main body. These astronomical instruments are immortal masterpieces among the known ancient observation devices and have their own characteristics in many aspects. The Samurai sundial in the observatory is the largest stone sundial in the world. The word Jantar Mantar comes from Sanskrit. It literally means "calculating machine". The Jantar Mantar Observatory was built during the reign of Sawai Jai Singh II and completed in 1738. The observatory shows the Indians' understanding of the universe and their ability to explore astronomy in the late Mughal era. The observatory's building is a brick and stone structure, and the astronomical instruments are made of brick and stone and bronze. The observatory is a typical representative of Ptolemaic positioning astronomy. The observatory also has a sculpture art park of 12 constellations.

Delhi is loaded with monuments and Jantar Mantar is one of them. Anyone who is interested in scientific stuff will find a paradise in disguise. Known for 13 different instruments of astronomy, this historical site is really unique. Circumscribing these devices are gardens which add beauty to this monument. These ancient instruments still work. We visited this place around 5:30 and felt that we missed a good chunk of the place as it closes soon. It was maybe because of the weather, we don't know but you can't miss this place.

Jantar Mantar is located near Connaught Place and was built by Jaipur Maharaja Jai ​​Singh II in 1725. The observatory has a unique shape, with a flat multi-story structure. We also ran into a group of Indian students who came to visit.

The ticket is 300 rupees per person. It is easy to find when you come out of the City Palace and cross the parking lot on the right. There are still quite a lot of tourists, but to be honest, I can't understand it without the explanation, but I feel like I will be cheated if I find a tour guide.