Jantar Mantar, an open air Observatory designed by Maharaja Jai Singhji of Jaipur, in 1728, Rajasthan State, India.

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The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja (Ruler) Jai Singh II at his then new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1734. It is modeled after the one that he had built for him at the then Mughal capital of Delhi. He had constructed a total of five such facilities at different locations, including the ones at Delhi and Jaipur. The Jaipur observatory is the largest of these.

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Size: 5072px × 3396px
Location: Jaipur Rajasthan India
Photo credit: © Shashank Mehendale / Alamy / Afripics
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