Jantar Mantar, Varanasi

Jantar Mantar
Digansh Yantra
TypeObservatory
LocationVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates25°18′28″N 83°00′39″E / 25.307721°N 83.010701°E / 25.307721; 83.010701
Elevation75.6 meters
FounderMaharaja Jai Singh II
Built1737
Location of Jantar Mantar in India

Jantar Mantar in Varanasi is an observatory designed to be used with the naked eye. It is one of the five Jantar Mantar in India and was built in 1737 by Maharaja Jai Singh II of the Kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur).

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