University Library | |
Other Name: | Bombay University Library |
Coordinates: | 18.9298°N 72.83°W |
Location: | Oval Maidan |
Area: | Fort, Mumbai |
Built: | 1878 |
Architect: | Sir George Gilbert Scott |
Architecture: | Gothic Revival, Venetian Gothic |
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]