Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai

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Convocation Hall
Bombay University Convocation Hall
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An 1870s photograph of the Convocation Hall
Location Oval Maidan
Coordinates 18°55′47″N72°49′48″E / 18.929775°N 72.830027°E / 18.929775; 72.830027
Area Fort, Mumbai
Built1874
Architect Sir George Gilbert Scott
Architectural style(s) Gothic Revival, Venetian Gothic
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv
Designated2018
Part of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Reference no.1480
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Location of Convocation Hall in Mumbai
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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]

References

  1. Wright, Colin. "Convocation Hall of the University, Bombay". www.bl.uk.
  2. "'Mumbai honoured to have Scott's designs'". Hindustan Times. 4 August 2011.
  3. BAVADAM, LYLA (November 2007). "Heritage hall". Frontline.
  4. Andhale, Santosh (4 December 2007). "University hall in UNESCO hall of fame". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2022.