UNESCO World Heritage component

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The UNESCO World Heritage component Digamsa Yantra is a historic astronomical instrument, part of the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, India, renowned for its role in pre-modern celestial observations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage component ⓘ
astronomical instrument ⓘ
heritage monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle traditional Indian observatory architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II ⓘ
category cultural heritage of India ⓘ
historical scientific instrument ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance evidence of pre-modern Indian astronomy ⓘ
hasFunction aid in astronomical calculations ⓘ
observation of positions of celestial bodies ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Jaipur ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
locatedOn Jantar Mantar site in central Jaipur ⓘ
material masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
operator Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
partOf Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
historic observatory complex ⓘ
significantPeriod 18th century ⓘ
touristAttraction Jaipur ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Jantar Mantar, Jaipur" ⓘ
usedFor astronomical measurements ⓘ
celestial observations ⓘ
pre-modern celestial observations ⓘ

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