Jantar Mantar Delhi

Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is one of the major tourist places in India and Delhi City. This tourist place is very special and unique because it is a scientific observatory that was built to know the time and to find out the movement and position and speed of the planets. This is one of the famous places of Delhi where thousands of people come every day to see it. Its construction was done by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh second of Jaipur and its construction took place in 1724. The main objective of the construction of Jantar Mantar was to get accurate information about the planets and to get an accurate estimation of the time. Apart from Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Maharaj Sawai Jai Singh also got it done in Jaipur, Mathura, Ujjain, and Varanasi. But with the current situation, Jaipur’s scientific observatory has been singled out, all the other scientific observatories have suffered a lot and Mathura’s scientific observatory has been destroyed since 1850.

Post author By newandolder
Post date March 5, 2023

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History of Jantar Mantar Delhi

The history of Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is very interesting. Jantar Mantar of Delhi was built by King Jai Singh in 1724. It took a long time of 10 years to build it and it was completed in 1734. The main purpose of building this observatory was to obtain accurate knowledge of the movements of the planets and their position and composition.

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Another reason for its construction was that during the reign of Mohammad Shah, there was a dispute between Hindu and Muslim astronomers regarding the position of the planets and their information. To end this dispute, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh got Jantar Mantar constructed in Delhi.

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What was the main objective of building Jantar Mantar Delhi?

Jantar Mantar is an astronomical and scientific observatory in which many instruments have been built. Through this, it is done to know the position of planets and stars and to study them deeply. There are many astronomical instruments in this observatory, through which even today the study of the Sun, stars, and planets is done.

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Opening and closing times of Jantar Mantar Delhi

6 am – 6 pm ( All Days of the week).

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Entry Fee of Jantar Mantar Delhi

Jantar Mantar entry fee is Rs. 20 rupees per person for Indian tourists while the ticket price for foreign tourists is 200 per person.

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How to reach Jantar Mantar Delhi?

By Air: If you want to come to Jantar Mantar by air, then Indira Gandhi International Airport here is the best and it is connected to all the cities of India. Jantar Mantar is 12.6 km away from the airport. You can easily reach here by taking a taxi from the airport.

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By Train: There are 2 famous railway stations to reach Jantar Mantar by train, the first is the New Delhi railway station and the second is the Nizamuddin railway station both of these stations are from every city in India. The distance between New Delhi station and Jantar Mantar is 2.2 km, whereas from Nizamuddin it is only 7.9 km.

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By Bus: If you want to come to Jantar Mantar by Bus or Road, then you can come. Delhi City is well connected by road all over India.

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Nearest Metro station of Jantar Mantar

Janpath metro and Rajiv Chow metro station is the nearest metro station to Jantar Mantar. Jantar Mantar is only 1 km away from here.

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Best time to visit Jantar Mantar Delhi.

Jantar Mantar which is known as a major tourist destination located in Delhi. Talking about the best time to visit here, you can plan to visit here between October to March. Because the temperature rises very much during the summer days in Delhi, which can cause you a lot of trouble.

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If you want to avoid the cold, then you should not travel here even in December and January. Because at this time there is a significant drop in temperature here. By the way, let us tell you that you can visit Jantar Mantar anytime throughout the year, choose the right time for yourself.

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