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|zoo_name         = Marble Palace
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|image_caption    = Marble Palace
|location         = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|date_opened      = 1854<ref name="kuchbhi"/>
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The '''[[Marble Palace (Kolkata)|Marble Palace]]''', located at ''46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007'', is a palatial [[mansion]] located in North [[Kolkata]], [[India]], which was built by [[Raja Rajendra Mullick]] in 1835 and contains many beautiful Western sculptures, pieces of Victorian furniture, and paintings by European and Indian artists.  Large chandeliers, clocks, and busts of kings and queens decorate the hallways of the palace. It is famous for marble wall & floors, antiques, paintings by [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]], curios, marble statues, floor to ceiling mirrors and for its collection of rare birds. 
Marble Palace is still lived in. Entrance is restricted and permission must be obtained from the government tourist office.

Located next to the palace is the '''Marble Palace [[Zoo]]''', which was the first zoo opened in [[India]], also by Raja Rajendra Mullick. It now primarily serves as an [[aviary]], including [[Peafowl|peacocks]], [[toucan]]s, [[stork]]s, and [[Crane (bird)|cranes]].

==Notes==
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<ref name="cza_list">
{{ZooOrg|cza|zoos|accessdate=4 July 2011}}
</ref>

<ref name="kuchbhi">
{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-india-from-1800-until-now.html 
 |title=List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now 
 |work=kuchbhi.com 
 |publisher=Kuchbhi 
 |accessdate=4 July 2011 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021205725/http://kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-india-from-1800-until-now.html 
 |archivedate=21 October 2011 
}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091128084509/http://www.cza.nic.in/index.html Official website of: "Central Zoo Authority of India" (CZA), Government of India]

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{{Zoos of India}}

[[Category:Zoos in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Aviaries]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolkata]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 1854]]


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