Marble Palace

 

The beautiful 19th century Marble Palace mansion was built by a rich Bengali merchant, Raja Rajendra Mullick in 1835.

Raja Rajendra Mullick, apart from being a wealthy merchant, also had a penchant for collecting works of art from various places that he visited. The Jagannath temple built within the premises of the palace mansion was built by his father, Sri Nilmoni Mullick, who had adopted Rajendra Mullick as his son. The temple predates the mansion and is still in very good shape, however, it can only be accessed by the members of Mullick family and is not meant for visitors / tourists.