Jantar Mantar
The largest of Jai Singh II's observatories, with the world's biggest stone sundial, a World Heritage Site.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Jantar Mantar, Gangori Bazaar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302002Directions
- Getting There
- Next to the City Palace.
Why Go
Finished around 1734, its 19 giant instruments measure time, track the stars and predict eclipses. The largest sundial still tells local time to within seconds.
A guide makes this far more interesting, since the instruments are hard to read on your own.
Tips
- Go early or late, since there's little shade.
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