Jantar Mantar
A strange and beautiful 18th-century observatory of giant brick instruments in the middle of the city.
- Open
- Every day, sunrise to sunset
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Jantar Mantar, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001Directions
- Getting There
- Metro to Janpath or Rajiv Chowk.
Why Go
Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur built it around 1724 to measure time and track the stars. The huge sundial and curved instruments still stand in a small park.
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