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New Delhi: instruments and nine pools
Delhi Tourism explains why Jai Singh chose larger astronomical instruments for Jantar Mantar. The Bahá’í House of Worship’s architecture account also describes a ventilation role for its nine surrounding pools.
At a glance
- Jantar Mantar
- Delhi Tourism dates its construction to 1724.[1]
- Pool design
- The temple’s architecture page describes the surrounding pools as both a lotus-leaf motif and part of the building’s ventilation.[2]
- House of Worship construction
- Construction began in 1980; the temple’s history timeline gives 1986 for its inauguration.[2]
A place worth remembering
Jantar Mantar: instruments for more accurate measurements
Delhi Tourism links the observatory’s larger instruments to Jai Singh’s pursuit of correct readings; the equipment then in use had proved too small for that task.[1]
The Bahá’í House of Worship: nine pools around the building
The temple’s architecture account gives the surrounding pools two roles: they echo lotus leaves and also help ventilate the building.[2]
Jantar Mantar today and Jai Singh’s other observatories
Delhi Tourism glosses the name as yantra, instruments, and mantra, formulae. It says Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur later built observatories at Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura too, and adds that tall buildings around the Delhi site mean precise readings are no longer possible there.[1]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
What role do the temple’s nine pools play?
The architecture account says the pools echo lotus leaves and also help ventilate the building.[2]
When does Delhi Tourism date Jantar Mantar’s construction?
To 1724.[1]
Can accurate observations still be made at Jantar Mantar?
Delhi Tourism says they cannot, because tall buildings now surround the site.[1]
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