Bright colors, striking architecture, lots to climb on and photograph. The restoration hasn't been kept up as well as it might be, but Jantar Mantar is still worth a walk around.
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Jantar Mantar - Delhi
Connaught Place, New Delhi, India
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Ranked #42 of 102 attractions in New Delhi
30 Reviews
Type: Observatories/ Planetariums
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Description: Built in the early 1700s, this is one of the world's oldest astronomical observatories.
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OK for first timers. Nothing special. The tall skyscapers all around have snatched a lot of its beauty
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This is more of a "procession" place and hence loses its purpose! No guides available.
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The buldings in dark red has strange shapes. The gardens are good. At sunset there are good photo op.
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great place to have fun with friends
take pics enjoyy and relax!!!
nice lloking and good experience visiting
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Make sure, if you're visiting Delhi, to take time out for this startling and fascinating site: the Jantar Mantar, which is actually one of several strewn around Rajasthan. They were all built by the scientifcally-minded Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur - where, by the way, there is another Jantar Mantar, but the one in Delhi is preferable, less crowded and...
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well worth a visit in Delhi and other cities because the feeling is great, everyone astronomical instrument is described, you can also purchase the book album in the store, or from street vendors, you pay five times less than their price
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It's amazing to see the advanced science of those times.
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Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Yantra Mantras in total, in Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735. The most famous Yantra Mantras are:
Jantar Mantar (Jaipur)
Jantar Mantar (Delhi)
The name is derived from Yantra, instrument, and Mantra, for formula or, in this context, calculation. Therefore jantar mantar means literally calculation...
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This was built to showcase the scientic timekeeping etc. but now it has become an icon for marches and protests....one should see the place before the strcutures are permanently ruined by the demonstrators...
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