Taj Mahal the 'First Historical Monument to Get a Twitter Account'

The Uttar Pradesh Tourism said the Taj had become the first historical monument in the world to have its own Twitter account.

Tourism industry sources in Agra said the Twitter handle will help have a better interaction with tourists and the feedback would help address grievances.

Introducing the page, the tourism department said: "The official Twitter handle of the world's most loved monument, located in Agra. One of the wonders of the world."

The page claimed there were two types of people: "Those who have visited me and follow me here and those who haven't seen me and yet follow me here."

Within an hour, it had more than 2,000 followers, and at the time of writing on Monday, it had over 13,000 followers.

The handle then initiated a campaign requesting Twitter users to share their memories of the Taj Mahal, and which would then be retweeted by the handle. Twitter India also joined the campaign, and said pictures shared by users will be included in an "iconic Taj Mahal collage". Since then, thousands of users have shared their pictures along with the hashtag #MyTajMemory, and also lauded the initiative by the Uttar Pradesh government.