Samrat Yantra
Samrat Yantra is an observatory in Chanakya Puri, New Delhi, Delhi. Samrat Yantra is situated nearby to Jantar Mantar, as well as near the observatory Shasthamasa Yantra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jantar Mantar and National Charkha Museum.
Jantar Mantar
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Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is an observatory, designed to be used with the naked eye. It is one of five Jantar Mantar in India. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heavens".
National Charkha Museum
Museum
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The National Charkha Museum is a spinning wheel museum located in Connaught Place, New Delhi. This has been built on the already built garden in Palika Bazaar. National Charkha Museum is situated 490 metres north of Samrat Yantra.
Agrasen Ki Baoli
Archaeological site
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Agrasen Ki Baoli is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical stepwell in New Delhi, India. Located on Hailey Road, near Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar, it was designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958. Agrasen Ki Baoli is situated 1 km east of Samrat Yantra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eastern Delhi and Connaught Place.
Eastern Delhi
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Eastern Delhi consists of three administrative districts: East Delhi, North East Delhi and Shahdara, which are all on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River. Akshardham is the most famous attraction in the district.
Connaught Place
Suburb
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Connaught Place, also known as Rajiv Chowk or CP, is one of the main financial, commercial and business centres in New Delhi, Delhi, India. It houses the headquarters of several noted Indian firms and is a major shopping, nightlife, and tourist destination in New Delhi.
Raisina Hill
Neighborhood
Raisina Hill, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the Secretariat building, housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.
Samrat Yantra
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, historic site, monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chanakya Puri, New Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.62703° or 28° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
77.2166° or 77° 12′ 60″ eastOpen location code
7JWVJ6G8+RJOpenStreetMap ID
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building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
“Samrat Yantra” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “सम्राट यंत्र”
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Highlights include Shasthamasa Yantra and Jai Prakash Yantra.
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