The Convocation Hall or Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall at the

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is part of the Victorian buildings complex around the Oval Maidan in

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that is a

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. It was built between 1869 and 1874, and designed by

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, who incidentally never visited Bombay and worked from

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. It is also known as the Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall, after the

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philanthropist

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, who funded the construction. 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.

Gallery

File:Mumbai University Convention Hall Outside View Panorama.jpg, The semi-circular 'chancel' of the hall File:Opposite to the convocation hall is clock tower, Mumbai university 2.jpg, A statue of an Indian prince in a niche File:Mumbai University convocation hall photo 18.JPG, The circular

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window with designs of the Zodiac signs File:Mumbai University convocation hall photo 2.jpg, A statue of

who donated money for construction

References

{{reflist Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 1874 establishments in India Gothic Revival architecture in India University and college buildings completed in 1874 Venetian Gothic architecture University of Mumbai George Gilbert Scott buildings