Taj number three global landmark

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- India's biggest tourism grosser the Taj Mahal is number three favourite landmark for global tourists, according to a survey.
The Taj receives about 15 per cent of the total foreign tourist visitors to India.

A poll survey done recently by hotels.com has shown Eiffel Tower in Paris to be the most favourite landmark for the global trotting crowd.

Ten thousand travelers from all parts of the world participated in the poll.

The second position has gone to St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican city, Rome considered to be one of the holiest Chrisitian site claiming to have the largest Church interior which can hold over 50,000 people.
The finest example of Mughal architecture and one of the wonders of the world the white domed marble mausoleum Taj Mahal has got the third position.

According to the survey 16 per cent of travelers gave a thumbs up for Eiffel Tower as number one, while 9 per cent voted for St.Peter's Basilica and 8 per cent voted for the Taj Mahal.

Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island, New York harbour given by people of France to represent their friendship with US during American Revolution, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and the 102 story Empire State building, New York all got 7 per cent each.

The top ten position was missed by the London's landmark as the Big Beg clock got the eleventh position. The popular London Eye having the largest ferris wheel in Europe (443 feet height) was at number 12.

The research showed the Spanish traveled the most drawn by the charms of a building, 83 per cent of Spanish respondents said that traveled just to see a famous specific building, followed by Italians 80.4 per cent.

The others in the top 12 were, world's most famous performing art Centre in New South Wales, Australia, the Sydney Opera House; the Sagrada Familia, the Roman Catholic church that has been under construction since 1882 and still incomplete in Balrcelona, Catalonia, Spain; the Acropolis in Athens and the 130 feet tall statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.