Agra: Topographic Views
Gilchrist, Scott
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Date
2014Description
Tent stalls selling handcrafts along roadway; With a population of 1,686,993 (2013 est.), it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most populous in India. It is a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Tāj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpūr Sikrī, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Agra is included on the Golden Triangle tourist circuit, along with Delhi and Jaipur. Agra has modern industries, but also a very high number of self-employed and traditional craftspeople. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/28/2015)
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topographical view; photographSubject
business, commerce and trade, cityscape, contemporary (1960 to present), genre, Transportation, Twenty-first century
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