The Jantar-Mantar (Sanskrit; translated as “Magical Device”) was
built between 1728 and 1734 due to the drafts of Maharaja Jai Singh II
(1693 -1743) in the centre of Jaipur, which itself was founded 1727 as
new capital city of his principality ... The observatory consists of
oversized stone observation devices, which get a good degree of accuracy
due to their enormous dimensions. It is the biggest of five
observatories, which Jai Sing II had built. The majority of the devices
is typical for big observatories in the Islamic world ... His capital
city and observatory are, in spite of Jai Singh II's scientific and
political cosmopolitanism, of purely religious origin, a fact which is
often ignored or forgotten. Jantar Mantar by bomhardde (English version)
Das
Jantar-Mantar (Sanskrit; übersetzt: "Magisches Gerät") wurde zwischen
1728 und 1734 nach Plänen Maharaja Jai Singh II (1693-1743) im Zentrum
von Jaipur, der 1727 gegründeten neuen Hauptstadt seines Fürstentums
erbaut ... Das Jantar Mantar von Jaipur ist das größte von 5
Observatorien, die Jai Sing II erbauen ließ. Es besteht
aus steinernen Beobachtungsgeräten von gewaltigen Ausmaßen. Viele
Instrumente sind typisch für islamische Großobservatorien ... Zu oft
wird übersehen, daß Jai Singhs II Hauptstadt und Observatorium trotz
seiner wissenschaftlichen wie politischen Weltoffenheit rein religiösen
Ursprung haben. Jantar Mantar von bomhardde (German version)
Jantar
Mantar presents the observatories through a variety of media and
information sources, making it possible to explore and learn about these
historic sites through interactive panoramic "VR" photographs, time
lapse sequences, and 3D models as well as articles, drawings, and
historic texts. Jantar Mantar by JantarMantar.org, a project initiated by Cornell University Professor of Art, Barry Perlus.
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