David Sassoon Library and Reading Room
Also known as David Sassoon Library
1870
Gothic Revival
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Yellow Malad stone and Burma teak define the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room (1870), a Venetian Gothic pile in Kala Ghoda by J. Campbell and G. E. Gosling. The library traces back to the Mechanics' Institution, founded in 1847 by…
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- 1870
J. Campbell, G. E. Gosling
- 2023
Restoration backed by JSW Foundation, replacing a later concrete slab roof with the original sloping roof and addressing water damage.
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