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Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II, below the older palace at Amber.

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Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

What art-historical claim about Jantar Mantar, Jaipur stays inside this note?

Quick answer

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, in Jaipur: the open-air observatory of Sawai Jai Singh II, a set of masonry instruments Winter is the comfortable season for a long look.

Detailed answer

The study line for Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is: Jaipur Jantar Mantar, UNESCO 2010. Hill forts, 2013. Keoladeo, 1985. Keep this confusion separate: Other cities had observatories. The 2010 inscription is the Jaipur one. And keep this story separate from the record: It is not a fort and not a set of modern telescopes.

What the eye is being pointed at: observatory; UNESCO 2010. UNESCO inscribed the Jaipur observatory in 2010. That is not 2013, the hill forts, and not 1985, Keoladeo. A guide who only says sundial has started and has not finished. the open-air observatory of Sawai Jai Singh II, a set of masonry instruments

District Jaipur, region Dhundhar, hub Jaipur. Do not climb an instrument. The stone gets extremely hot. Little shade. Fees change. Court or tradition named in the note: Sawai Jai Singh II.

Important information

  • The stone gets extremely hot. Little shade. Fees change.
  • Yes. Inscribed in 2010.
  • Reviewed for this library on 2026-10-02. District snapshot that day: 41 districts. Confirm a later government list before you rely on a boundary.

Tips

  • See it with the City Palace and Hawa Mahal. Give the instruments time.
  • Mistake to refuse: memorising 2013 for this site
  • Named nearby: City Palace; Hawa Mahal; Johari Bazaar.

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