The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c13.30

c13.30

58. History.—The Mānmandira was built about the beginning of the seventeenth century. Campbell's drawing of 1773, and Prinsep's of 1825, and recent photographs enable us, to some extent, to trace the additions and alterations made. The part of the façade that is directly under the observatory belongs to the oldest part of the building, and that part that has no balconied windows is comparatively new (see figure 64). The fine window on the extreme north (right) of the building was given by Prinsep in his illustrations of Benares, and has been described by Fergusson and Havell.