Situated in New Delhi’s bustling Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar is one of the most prominent landmarks in the city. Built in the year 1724 by Maharaja Jai Singh II (of Jaipur), Jantar Mantar comprises of 13 instruments used in the field of astronomy. The four distinct ones include Samrat Yantra (a 70-feet tall, 10 feet thick equal hour sundial in the shape of a giant triangle, also called the ’Supreme Instrument’), Jayaprakash Yantra (a bunch of hollowed-out hemispheres with a set of marks on their concave exteriors), Rama Yantra (a couple of massive open-top cylindrical structures used to determine the altitudes of stars), and Misra Yantra (a mix of five instruments that are used to find out the shortest and longest days of the year). Even though the main aim of building the Jantar Mantar was astrology and astronomy, it continues to be a top tourist spot in the city while also doubling as a major astronomical monument. Jantar Mantar lies 2.8 km away from New Delhi Railway Station and 14.6 km away from Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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