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Tourism
The Taj Mahal attracts 2 to 3 million visitors every year with more than
200,000 from overseas, making it the most popular tourist attraction in India.
Most tourists visit during the cooler months of October, November and February.
Polluting traffic is not allowed near the complex and tourist must either walk
from the carparks or catch an electric bus. The Khawasspuras are currently being
restored for use as a new visitors centre. The small town to the South of the
Taj known as Taj Ganji or Mumtazabad was originally constructed with
caravanserais, bazaars and markets to serve the needs of visitors and workmen.
Lists of recommended travel destinations often feature Taj Mahal, which also
appears in several listings of seven wonders of the modern world, including the
recently announced New Seven Wonders of the World, a recent poll with 100
million votes.
