| Convocation Hall | |
|---|---|
| Bombay University Convocation Hall | |
 An 1870s photograph of the Convocation Hall | |
| Location | Oval Maidan |
| Coordinates | 18°55′47″N72°49′48″E / 18.929775°N 72.830027°E |
| Area | Fort, Mumbai |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Sir George Gilbert Scott |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival, Venetian Gothic |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 2018 |
| Part of | Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai |
| Reference no. | 1480 |
  Location of Convocation Hall in Mumbai  Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai (India) | |
The Convocation Hall or Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall at the University of Mumbai is part of the Victorian buildings complex around the Oval Maidan in Mumbai that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built between 1869 and 1874, and designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, who incidentally never visited Bombay and worked from London. [1]
It is also known as the Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall, after the Parsi philanthropist Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney, who funded the construction. [2] In 2006–07, the hall was restored by a team led by the conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah. The project was given the Award of Distinction under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. [3] [4]
