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November 18, 2009 | Face-lift for Jaipur Jantar Mantar | Jaipur: The 17th century world famous Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, a historic monument of architectural astronomical instruments built by Maharaja Jai Singh II, is undergoing a 4.5-million rupee refurbishment job. At 27 metres, it has an instrument known
as the Samrat Yantra is the world's largest sundial. The renovation is being carried
out for the second time after the first one carried out in 1901. “The sun sign
instrument was last renovated in 1901. This is the second time, the restoration
work is being carried out. The mixture for construction work is prepared in the
same traditional way maintaining the precision and the accuracy,” said Pandit
O P Sharma, Superintendent of Jantar Mantar. The renovation is carried out very
precisely taking care of the ingredients, which were used 108 years ago. "The
renovation is carried out similar to that of the traditional way where lime and
tiny rocks are used as a mixture for construction purposes. Accuracy of instruments
is also being taken care of," Sharma said. The 4.5 million-rupee renovation project
is getting public appreciation as well. "This is very good. It is very important
heritage building. It should be fully renovated, so that our future generation
will also be able to see it," said Ramesh, a visitor. "Because we have come from
the United States and there is nothing like this to visit there. These monument
are different, unusual," said Seema from the U.S. The observatory consists of
14 major geometric devices for measuring time, predicting eclipses, tracking stars'
location, ascertaining the declinations of planets, and determining the celestial
altitudes. Each is a fixed and 'focused' tool. Built from local stone and marble,
each instrument carries an astronomical scale, generally marked on the marble
inner lining. The Jantar Mantar was declared a national monument in 1948. |
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