<p> <i> 21.06 pm </i> Taj Mahal allures global virtual travellers on Google Street View

Virtual tourists from all over the world are flocking to India’s iconic Taj Mahal on Google Street View. According to recent trends, cultural monuments and temples across Asia are taking center stage for Street View travellers.

Published on Street View only last February, Taj Mahal has emerged as one of the most popular Asian places for  global virtual travellers. The fascination with this grand, symmetrical white marble mausoleum also holds within Asia, with the Taj Mahal ranking as one of the most globally viewed destinations by people in Singapore, Australia, Korea, Philippines, alaysia and, of course, India.

The Street View imagery of Angkor, Cambodia’s thousand-year-old temple city, has also attracted global traffic. While the majestic views of Angkor Wat and Bayon temples attract over 2 million tourists a year in offline tourism, they have also risen as top online destinations for international and Asian Street View fans alike.

Last year, the world’s virtual tourists favoured Japan. The trails weaving up Mount Fuji; the colorful, hectic canal at Dōtonbori and its secluded ruins at Hashima Island were the most popular Street View destinations in Asia.

Top 10 Street View destinations in India:

1. Taj Mahal
2. Red Fort
3. Qutub Minar
4. Agra Fort
5. Lavasa
6. Lovely Professional University
7. Humayun’s Tomb
8. Shaniwar Wada
9. Jantar Mantar
10. IIT Bombay

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