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Marble
Palace
is
a
palatial
nineteenth-century
mansion
in
North
Kolkata.
It
is
located
at
46,
Muktaram
Babu
Street,
Kolkata
700007.
It
is
one
of
the
best-preserved
and
most
elegant
houses
of
nineteenth-century
Calcutta.[1]
The
mansion
is
famous
for
its
marble
walls,
floors,
and
sculptures,
from
which
it
derives
its
name.
The
house
is
Neoclassical
in
style,
while
the
plan
with
its
open
courtyards
is
largely
traditional
Bengali.
Adjacent
to
the
courtyard,
there
is
a
thakur-dalan,
or
place
of
worship
for
members
of
the
family.
The
three-story
building
has
tall
fluted
Corinthian
pillars
and
ornamented
verandas
with
fretwork
and
sloping
roofs,
built
in
the
style
of
a
Chinese
pavilion.
The
premises
also
include
a
garden
with
lawns,
a
rock
garden,
a
lake
and
a
small
zoo.
Marble
Palace
houses
many
Western
sculptures,
pieces
of
Victorian
furniture,
paintings
by
European
and
Indian
artists,
and
other
artifacts.
Decorative
objects
include
large
chandeliers,
clocks,
floor
to
ceiling
mirrors,
urns,
and
royal
busts.
The
house
is
said
to
contain
two
paintings
by
Peter
Paul
Rubens,
The
Marriage
of
St.
Catherine
and
The
Martyrdom
of
St.
Sebastian.
There
are
also
said
to
be
two
paintings
by
Sir
Joshua
Reynolds,
The
Infant
Hercules
Strangling
the
Serpent
and
Venus
and
Cupid.
Other
artists
said
to
figure
in
the
collections
include
Titian,
Bartolomé
Esteban
Murillo,
and
John
Opie.