GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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An Astronomical Observatory
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A Museum
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A Fort
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A Mughal Garden
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some twenty main fixed instruments. They are monumental examples in masonry of known instruments but which in many cases have specific characteristics of their own.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Jaipur astronomical observatory, Jantar Mantar-thought to have been built by the enlightened ruler Sawai Jai Singh II in 1729-is one of the world’s most accurate pre-modern observatories, and attests eighteenth-century efforts to improve understanding of planetary and other cosmic movements.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory. It features the world’s largest stone sundial and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.