印度泰姬陵將限時參觀 每次最多3小時大綱

One of India's most famous landmarks, the Taj Mahal, is planning to place a three-hour cap on visits to avoid overcrowding at the popular tourist location.

泰姬陵是印度最著名的地標建築之一。爲避免這一著名景點過於擁擠，印度計劃將遊客每次遊覽泰姬陵的時間限制在3小時以內。

The enormous white marble tomb, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, can attract at least 50,000 visitors a day on the weekend, according to a spokesman for the Archaeological Survey of India, which oversees the Taj Mahal.

龐大的漢白玉陵墓泰姬陵被聯合國教科文組織列爲世界遺產之一。據泰姬陵監管部門、印度考古調查委員會發言人說，週末每日到訪泰姬陵的遊客至少有5萬人。

"Sometimes people end up spending a whole day at the Taj. This creates a situation where there are too many people," the spokesman D·N·Dimri told CNN.

發言人D·N·迪姆利告訴美國有線新聞網的記者說：“有時候遊客會在泰姬陵裏呆上一整天，導致裏面人羣擁擠。”

"It is being implemented so that the movement of visitors can be regulated. Day by day, the number of visitors are increasing. This is to ensure no untoward incidents or accidents occur."

他說：“我們正實行限時措施，這樣遊客的活動能得以監管。遊客人數每天都在增加。這能確保這裏不發生麻煩的事件或者意外事故。”

He added there had been no incidents due to overcrowding at the site.

他還補充說，泰姬陵還沒有因爲人羣過於擁擠發生過事故。

The Taj Mahal was built in the 17th century by Muslim Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to honor his third wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth. It was completed in 1648.

泰姬陵始建於17世紀，由伊斯蘭教莫臥兒王朝君主沙賈汗爲紀念他的第三任妻子--已故皇后慕塔芝瑪哈（姬蔓·芭奴的封號）興建，於1648年竣工。姬蔓·芭奴在生產時去世。

Currently it draws at least seven million visitors every year and was recently described by Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam as "India's pride."

目前每年到訪泰姬陵的遊客至少有700萬人，最近還被印度旅遊部長阿爾方斯形容爲“印度的驕傲”。