Jantar Mantar

May 1, 2023

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has informed Delhi High Court that an expert committee has been formed for conservation and preservation of the Jantar Mantar observatory.

About Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar was built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724.
He also built Jantar Mantar at Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi.
The one in Jaipur is the largest sundial in the world.
It consists of multiple buildings of unique form, each with a specialized function for astronomical measurement.
It was built to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of sun, moon and planets.