▲ 124 ▼ Man Singh Observatory [OC] (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago* by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/pics@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments A 18th century astronomical rooftop observatory tucked in the bylanes of the old city of Varanasi, India
[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Awesome architecture permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 1 week ago There were originally five of these built in different cities colloquially called Jantar Mantar [four survive to this day]. The most famous of them arguably lies in the western city of Jaipur, India attracting both domestic and foreign tourists. This one is a small location lying sandwiched across 'ghats' along the riverside. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 1 week ago There were originally five of these built in different cities colloquially called Jantar Mantar [four survive to this day]. The most famous of them arguably lies in the western city of Jaipur, India attracting both domestic and foreign tourists. This one is a small location lying sandwiched across 'ghats' along the riverside. permalink fedilink source parent