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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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The largest and the oldest museum of India is located in the state/union territory of
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Uttar Pradesh
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New Delhi
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West Bengal
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Andhra Pradesh
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The Indian Museum is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal, also known as the Imperial Museum. This is the oldest and largest museum in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest museum in India and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. Capitoline Museum. The Capitoline Museum, or Musei Capitolini, is very probably the world’s oldest museum. Located in Rome, just a stone’s throw from the Colosseum, the museum houses a fantastic collection of classical art and archaeology.
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