Sunday, November 16, 2008

JANTAR MANTAR , NEW DELHI , INDIA

Jantar Mantar, New DelhiThis fascinating observatory, with enormous astronomical instruments constructed in brick and plaster, was erected by that intrepid astronomer and king, Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724. He also built similar observatories in Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi.

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