Jantar Mantar | |
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Type | Observatory |
Location | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 25°18′28″N 83°00′39″E / 25.307721°N 83.010701°E |
Elevation | 75.6 meters |
Founder | Maharaja Jai Singh II |
Built | 1737 |
Jantar Mantar is an observatory built in Varanasi in the year 1737 by Maharaja Jai Singh II of kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). The observatory is one of the five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.[1][2]