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The building was designed by architects J. Campbell and G. E. Gosling, for Scott McClelland and Company, at a cost of Rs. 125,000. David Sassoon donated Rs. 60,000, while the rest of the cost was borne by the Government of Bombay Presidency. [4]
[1] [3] The building was designed by Richard Roskell Bayne and is considered a remarkable example of Scottish Baronial Revival architecture. [4] The monument served as the house of legislative assembly in the British Raj when Allahabad was the capital of the United Provinces. In 1879, the Public library was shifted to the present premises at ...
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Town Hall or Town Hall Mumbai is a neoclassical building located in the Fort locality of South Mumbai.It houses The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, State Central Library and a museum, the head office of the Directorate of Libraries Maharashtra State, [1] Maharashtra State Women's Council, the Additional Controller of Stamps Office and a post office.
Built on 8 acres of land, the 9-floor library houses a total area of 333,140 sq. ft and has a capacity to accommodate 1.2 million books. ACL has planned to adopt an integrated library management system that includes automated issue and return of books, user smartcards, access controls, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and self-check counters.
Architectural Digest has released its annual list celebrating the newest “Works of Wonder,” including The Sphere in Las Vegas, Hermès new workshop in Normandy, and the rehomed Istanbul Modern ...
The present building of the library was built in 1941 on pattern of British Museum, at the suggestion of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, the founder of university, after his return from the Round Table Conference, London in 1931, with a donation from the Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, known for establishing ...
According to Maya Dodd, of India's FLAME University, many books now unavailable in India can be found in the University of Chicago's library collections, all marked with the stamp saying "PL-480".
The State Central Library Hyderabad, (Telugu: స్టేట్ సెంట్రల్ లైబ్రరీ) (Urdu: کتب خانہ آصفیہ) known as the State Central Library (SCL) earlier known as Kutub Khana Asafia, [1] is a public library in Hyderabad, Telangana.