The observatories, or "Jantar Mantars" as they are commonly known, incorporate multiple buildings of unique form, each with a specialized function for astronomical measurement. …

Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, Jantar mantar: Maharajah Sawaii Jai Singh’s Observatory in Delhi. On the topic of why Jai Singh chose not to use telescopes in his observatories

The masonry instruments, which vary in size from a few feet to 90 feet in height, are Jai Singh's chief work. G.R. Kaye, The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh

As jai Singh’s chief astronomer, Jagannatha was a major influence in the design of the jantar Mantar, and the two men remained lifelong friends. In the early 1700s, when Jai Singh …

Hunter states that Jai Singh himself devised the Samrat Yantra, the Jaya Prakasa, and the Rama Yantra. These three instruments are indeed peculiar to Jai Singh’s observatories, and must be …

Panoramas plunge the viewer into a breathtaking 360-degree space, while pages of explanatory illustrations describe the observatories and the workings of their many instruments. The book …

The Gallery is a space where you can browse photographs, architectural renderings, panoramas, animations and more in the form of curated collections.

Observatories with large masonry instruments such as in the Jantar Mantar are unusual anywhere in the world. Anisha Shekhar Mukerji Jantar Mantar: Maharaja Jai Singh’s Observatory in Delhi

In this book, Barry Perlus’s visually driven exploration brings readers to the Jantar Mantars and creates an immersive experience. Panoramas plunge the viewer into a breathtaking 360 …

Early Greek and Persian observatories contained elements that Jai Singh incorporated into his designs, but the instruments of the Jantar Mantar, as Jai Singh’s observatories have come to …