Marble Palace Kolkata

Marble Palace, Kolkata located close to the Tagore’s residence in the northern part of the city and certainly a worth watching place in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Marble Palace, Kolkata houses an age-old art gallery owned by the Mallick family of Chorbagan. Built in 1855 with Italian marbles by one of Bengal's richest landlord Raja Rajendra Mullick Bahadur, this art gallery personifies the earliest effort at collecting by a private individual.

Marble Palace, Kolkata has an interior courtyard, completes with a throne room and happens to be one of the Heritage Buildings in Kolkata. European art objects, oil paintings, both original and copies, and a varied assortment of Chinese and Japanese porcelain are among its prized collections. The paintings include works by Rembrandt, Reynolds, Rubens and Van Goyen besides many others. There is also a small zoo of birds and non-carnivorous animals. The Marble Palace has confirmed its place in the annals of history despite the colossal presence of the Indian Museum.

  -  Location: 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Chorbagan, on C. R. Avenue in north Kolkata.
  -  Phone: 033 22825813
  -  Time to visit: 10 am to 4 pm. (The Marble Palace, Kolkata is open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday).
  -  Preferred timing: 10 am to 12 pm.
  -  Admission Fee: Nil (Prior permission is required from West Bengal Tourism Department)
  -  How to reach: You can avail taxi, bus or Metro Railway to reach there. Boarding a Tram may also be a good idea if you want a slow ride through the city roads.
  -  Photography / Video charges: Photography strictly prohibited.
  -  Nearest Railway Station: Howrah.
  -  Nearest Metro Station: Mahatma Gandhi Road.
  -  Nearest International Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Dumdum.
  -  Time required for sight seeing: 2 hours.

Exclusive Collection:
Rare original paintings of Rembrandt, Reynolds, Rubens and Van Goyen.
Chinese and Japanese porcelain assortment.
The small zoo annexed with it.

The sheer grandeur of Marble Palace, Kolkata will certainly mesmerize you. Hence this collection, garnered from 90 countries around the world, is definitely not to be missed!