University Library | |
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Bombay University Library | |
![]() An 1870s photograph of the library with the Rajabai Clock Tower under construction on top; to the left is the Bombay University Convocation Hall | |
Location | Oval Maidan |
Coordinates | 18°55′47″N72°49′48″E / 18.929775°N 72.830027°E |
Area | Fort, Mumbai |
Built | 1878 |
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 |
The University Library of the University of Mumbai is part of the Victorian buildings complex around the Oval Maidan in Mumbai that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] It was built between 1869 and 1878 along with the Rajabai Clock Tower, and designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, who incidentally never visited Bombay and worked from London. [2] [3]
The foundation stone for the library was laid on 1 March 1869, and it formally opened for the students and faculty on 27 February 1880. [4]