The house was built by Raja Rajendra Mullick in 1835 and it continues to be the residence of the family of Raja Rajendra Mullick Bahadur. but sadly nothing of the zoo now remains. gift. The Marble Palace is an architectural grandeur.

Marble Palace houses many Western sculptures, pieces of Victorian furniture, paintings by European and Indian artists, and other artifacts. The whole garden area is strewn with ?stone statues of lion, fallen angels, Buddha etc. Because Marble Palace remains a private residence, photography is prohibited. Inside the house, there are guides who give visitors a tour of the house, although the parts of the house which are still inhabited remain off-limits. Tourist entry is not allowed through the grand portico but a small entrance beside.

The then grandeur and the fame of this edifice is easily understandable but today- almost after a span of 180 ?years, the name of the Marble Palace has faded into oblivion .

This has caused some to feel the collection is superficial and gaudy.

He had built this palatial mansion in 1835 by a French architect. this nineteenth century entrepreneur for sure was rich and eccentric but was an art connoisseur too. The statues and other sculptures here are a fine medley of Greek, Roman and Indian mythology, many of which are imported from beyond the seas and some of them probably Raja had received as? However, only family members are allowed in the temple.

If you walk along the Muktaram Babu street and ask someone about Rajen Mullick?s house ,most of the people would fail to answer you.

The mansion is famous for its marble walls, floors, and sculptures, from which it derives its name. ?You have to hire ?tour-guides? Raja?s taste for art and sculpture is to be given a high rank ? Marble Palace is open from 10am to 4pm on all days except Mondays and Thursdays. It ?would be later named as Marble palace by Lord Minto.

As you enter the subsequent rooms, the sheer number of artifacts, statues, furniture and paintings will make you overwhelmed; considering the fact that all these are part of personal collection.

and also marble top tables, benches . A white marbled colossal structure stands secluded in a dingy lane of North Kolkata ; announcing its stark contrast with the world in its periphery.Raja Rajendra Mullick, the contemporary of Prince Dwarakanath Tagore was compared to the later for his affluence and wealth.

He had built this palatial mansion in 1835 by a French architect. 'Pothik' (Traveller) is India's first bilingual e-magazine on travel and food. Decorative objects include large chandeliers, clocks, floor to ceiling mirrors, urns, and royal busts. is still there. So please specifically say ?Marble Palace?.

Only the aviary containing few exotic birds brought from all over the world like ?

Also, a French architect constructed this nineteenth-century beautiful Palace in 1835 for Raja Rajendra Mullick, a wealthy merchant with a passion for collecting works of art. The Marble palace contains a collection of some rare original paintings of the European stalwarts like Rubens, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Titian, Murillo, and John Opie etc. There is also one private Jagganath Temple inside where ?visitors are not allowed .

The gigantic engraved facade, the tall Corinthian pillars of the building remind of any highest standard neo-classical architectural structure of Europe.Though the entry to the Marble palace is free but one have to collect a permit from the office of West Bengal Tourism Information Bureau at BBD Bag ? The Marble palace also boasts of housing the first zoo in India (private) started ?by Raja Rajendra Mullick? A winding wooden staircase leads to the upper stories of the building where the descendants of the Raja still continue to live. Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata. ?past.what we think