The article presents an analysis of the main instruments 'invented' by Maharajah Jai Singh II for the Jantar Mantar, the astronomical observatory of Jaipu, which in 2010 UNESCO declared to be a World Heritage Site. Following the astronomic traditions of Greece and Persia the Maharajah created extraordinary examples of masonry architecture constructed along the rigid principle of Euclid's geometry. The constructions make use of the theory of the shadow to enable the observer to read the solar hour but at the same time were positioned in a way that respects the principles of Hindu philosophy. These stupendous and unique works of architecture provide an example of harmony, form and geometry fused together into a 'unicum'.
L’articolo analizza i principali strumenti “inventati” dal Maharaja Jai Singh I, per il Jantar Mantar, l’osservatorio astronomico di Jaipur, che dal 2010 è sito Patrimonio Unesco. Il Maharaja, seguendo la tradizione astronomica greca e persiana, ha creato straordinari esempi di architettura in muratura caratterizzati da rigide geometrie euclidee che sfruttano la teoria delle ombre per leggere l’ora solare e sono collocati in posizione tale da rispettare i principi della filosofia Indù. Queste uniche e meravigliose architetture sono un esempio di come armonia, forma e geometria siano fuse in un “unicum”.
Geometria, forma e armonia: il Jantar Mantar a Jaipur / Ippolito, Alfonso; C., Bartolomei. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 541-548.
Geometria, forma e armonia: il Jantar Mantar a Jaipur.
IPPOLITO, ALFONSO;
2013
Abstract
The article presents an analysis of the main instruments 'invented' by Maharajah Jai Singh II for the Jantar Mantar, the astronomical observatory of Jaipu, which in 2010 UNESCO declared to be a World Heritage Site. Following the astronomic traditions of Greece and Persia the Maharajah created extraordinary examples of masonry architecture constructed along the rigid principle of Euclid's geometry. The constructions make use of the theory of the shadow to enable the observer to read the solar hour but at the same time were positioned in a way that respects the principles of Hindu philosophy. These stupendous and unique works of architecture provide an example of harmony, form and geometry fused together into a 'unicum'.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
