HAWA MAHAL and JANTAR MANTAR
This building on the main Hawa Mahal road was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh for the women of the royal household |
JANTAR MANTAR
20 astronomical instruments, designed by Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, early 18th century
Vrihat Samrat Yantra, the world's largest sundial
Rama Yantra, measuring azimuth and altitude of celestial bodies
Rasivalaya - 12 dials that refer to each of the 12 astrological signs
Jaiprakash Yantra, measuring azimuth, altitude, hour angles and declination
Nadivalaya, showing one face of a double-sided sundial