Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur' has mentioned 'Monument' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The monument was completed in 1734. | WIKI |
| The monument features instruments operating in each of the three main classical celestial coordinate systems: the horizon-zenith local system, the equatorial system, and the ecliptic system. | WIKI |
| The monument was damaged in the 19th century. | WIKI |
| In the image above, the red (ecliptic) and blue (equatorial) coordinate systems are two of the three classical systems that feature in the monument's instruments. | WIKI |
| )[9] Dakshin Bhitti Yantra (measures meridian, altitude and zenith distances of celestial bodies)[9] Digamsha Yantra (a pillar in the middle of two concentric outer circles, used to measure azimuth of the sun and to calculate the time of sunrise and sunset forecasts)[10] Disha Yantra Dhruva Darshak Pattika (observe and find the location of pole star with respect to other celestial bodies)[10] Jai Prakash Yantra (two hemispherical bowl-based sundials with marked marble slabs that map inverted images of sky and allow the observer to move inside the instrument; measures altitudes, azimuths, hour angles, and declinations)[2][9] Kapali Yantra (measures coordinates of celestial bodies in azimuth and equatorial systems; any point in sky can be visually transformed from one coordinate system to another)[5] Kanali Yantra Kranti Vritta Yantra (measures longitude and latitude of celestial bodies) Laghu Samrat Yantra (the smaller sundial at the monument, inclined at 27 degrees, to measure time, albeit less accurately than Vrihat Samrat Yantra)[10] Misra Yantra (meaning mixed instrument, it is a compilation of five different instruments) Nadi Valaya Yantra (two sundials on different faces of the instrument, the two faces representing north and south hemispheres; measuring the time to an accuracy of less than a minute)[10] Palbha Yantra Rama Yantra (an upright building used to find the altitude and the azimuth of the sun) Rashi Valaya Yantra (12 gnomon dials that measure ecliptic coordinates of stars, planets and all 12 constellation systems) Shastansh Yantra (next to Vrihat Samrat Yantra) This instrument has a 60-degree arc built in the meridian plane within a dark chamber. | WIKI |
| Bronze tablets, bricks and mortar were also employed in building the instruments in the monument spread over about 18,700 square metres. | WIKI |
| [4][16] The gnomon (called Shanku, xe0xa4xb6xe0xa4x99xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4x95xe0xa5x81)[17] found at Jantar Mantar monument is discussed in these 1st millennium BCE Vedangas and in many later texts such as the Katyayana Sulbasutras. | WIKI |
| It was designated a monument of national importance in 1968. | UNESCO |