Jantar Mantar

The Jantar Mantar is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of , Rajasthan. The monument was completed in 1734.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument site, collection of astronomical instruments in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Also known as: “Jantar Mantar, Jaipur” and “Jyotish Yantralaya”
  • Address: Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hawa Mahal and City Palace.

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The is a palace in the city of , , . Built from red and pink sandstone, it is on the edge of the , and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers. is situated 250 metres east of Jantar Mantar.

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The , Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Construction started soon after the establishment of the city of Jaipur under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from , in 1727. is situated 180 metres north of Jantar Mantar.

Metro station
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Badi Chaupar is an underground eastern terminal metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Pink Line of Jaipur Metro in , India. This station was opened on 23 September 2020. is situated 310 metres southeast of Jantar Mantar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaipur and Amber.

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, also known as the Pink City, is the capital of Indian state of , and its largest city. The city was built in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city, and today it's a major tourist attraction for Indians and for international visitors.

Village
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or Amer, is a city near in in the state of . It is now a part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. The picturesque situation of at the mouth of a rocky mountain gorge, in which nestles a lake, has attracted the admiration of travellers, including Victor Jacquemont and Reginald Heber. is situated 8 km northeast of Jantar Mantar.

Jantar Mantar

Latitude
26.92474° or 26° 55′ 29″ north
Longitude
75.82447° or 75° 49′ 28″ east
Open location code
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node 542886857
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Wiki­data ID
Q508634
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jantar Mantar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جايبور”
  • Assamese: “যন্তৰ মন্তৰ”
  • Basque: “Yantra Mandir”
  • Bengali: “যন্তর মন্তর”
  • Bulgarian: “Джантар Мантар”
  • Catalan: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Chinese: “简塔·曼塔天文台”
  • Cornish: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Croatian: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Czech: “Džantar mantar”
  • Czech: “Džantar Mantar”
  • Czech: “Džantar-mantar”
  • Czech: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Dutch: “Jantar Mantar (Jaipur)”
  • Dutch: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Esperanto: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Finnish: “Jantar Mantar”
  • French: “Yantra Mandir”
  • Georgian: “ჯანტარ-მანტარი”
  • German: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Gujarati: “જંતર મંતર”
  • Hebrew: “ג’נטאר מנטאר”
  • Hindi: “जंतर मंतर, जयपुर”
  • Hindi: “जन्तर मन्तर, जयपुर”
  • Hindi: “जन्तर मन्तर”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsantar Mantar obszervatórium”
  • Indonesian: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Italian: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Japanese: “ジャンタル・マンタル”
  • Japanese: “ジャンタルマンタル天文台”
  • Maithili: “जन्तर मन्तर”
  • Malay: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Malayalam: “ജന്തർ മന്തർ, ജയ്‌പൂർ”
  • Malayalam: “ജന്തർ മന്തർ”
  • Maltese: “Jantar Mantar, Jaipur”
  • Marathi: “जंतर मंतर”
  • Nepali: “जन्तर मन्तर”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੰਤਰ ਮੰਤਰ, ਜੈਪੁਰ”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੰਤਰ ਮੰਤਰ”
  • Persian: “جانتر مانتر”
  • Polish: “Dźantar Mantar”
  • Polish: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Portuguese: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Russian: “Джантар-Мантар”
  • Serbian: “Јанти Мандра”
  • Slovenian: “Džantar Mantar, Džaipur”
  • Spanish: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Swedish: “Jantar Mantar i Jaipur”
  • Swedish: “Jantar Mantar, Jaipur”
  • Swedish: “Jantar Mantar”
  • Tamil: “ஜந்தர் மந்தர்”
  • Telugu: “జంతర్ మంతర్ వేధశాల (రాజస్థాన్)”
  • Telugu: “జంతర్ మంతర్ వేధశాల”
  • Thai: “ชันตรมันตระ”
  • Turkish: “Jantar Mantar, Jaipur”
  • Ukrainian: “Джантар-Мантар”
  • Ukrainian: “Янтра-мантра”
  • Urdu: “جنتر منتر، جے پور”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Jantar Mantar”
  • Vietnamese: “Jantar Mantar, Jaipur”
  • Western Panjabi: “جنتر منتر ،جےپور”
  • Western Panjabi: “جنتر منتر، جے پور”

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