SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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What is Jantar Mantar?
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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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Explanation:
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: -Journey of the Jantar Mantars These were in Delhi, Jaipur in Rajasthan, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Mathura and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The structure in Jaipur is a complex of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, and is still running and being used for calculations and teaching.
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