David Sassoon Library

The David Sassoon Library and Reading Room is a famous and heritage structure in , . The idea for a library to be situated in the center of the city came from Albert Sassoon, son of the famous Baghdadi Jewish philanthropist and businessman of the Sino-Indian opium trade, David Sassoon.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: library in Mumbai, India
  • Also known as: “David Sassoon Library and Reading Room” and “Sir David Sassoon Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and Jehangir Art Gallery.

Museum
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, formerly named the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times. is situated 180 metres southeast of David Sassoon Library.

Art gallery
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is an art gallery in . It was founded by Sir Cowasji Jehangir at the urging of K. K. Hebbar and Homi J. Bhabha. It was built in 1952.

Synagogue
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The , also Knesset Eliyahu and the Blue Synagogue, is a synagogue, located at 55, Dr. V.B. Gandhi Marg, in the neighborhood, Fort, in downtown , in the state of , . is situated 160 metres east of David Sassoon Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kala Ghoda and Churchgate.

Neighborhood
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is a crescent-shaped art district/neighborhood in , India. It hosts several of the city's heritage buildings including museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the , the , the , and The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art.

Neighborhood
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is an area in the southern part of , close to the Arabian Sea. The area is known for its unique architecture consisting of art deco style residential buildings, access to sporting venues, and the business area of .

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is the old city centre of , known for its British colonial architecture, especially the Victorian Gothic structures recognised as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.

David Sassoon Library

Latitude
18.92769° or 18° 55′ 40″ north
Longitude
72.83116° or 72° 49′ 52″ east
Named after
David Sassoon
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“David Sassoon Library” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “David Sassoon Biblioteek en Leeskamer”
  • Afrikaans: “David Sassoon-biblioteek”
  • Albanian: “Biblioteka David Sassoon”
  • Albanian: “Biblioteka dhe dhoma e leximit të David Sassoon”
  • Amharic: “ዴቪድ ሳሶን ቤተ መጻሕፍት”
  • Amharic: “ዴቪድ ሳሶን ቤተ መፃህፍት እና የንባብ ክፍል”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة ديفيد ساسون وقاعة القراءة”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة ديفيد ساسون”
  • Armenian: “Դավիթ Սասուն գրադարան և ընթերցասրահ”
  • Armenian: “Դավիթ Սասուն գրադարան”
  • Basque: “David Sassoon Liburutegia eta Irakurketa Aretoa”
  • Basque: “David Sassoon liburutegia”
  • Bengali: “ডেভিড সাসুন লাইব্রেরি এবং পড়ার ঘর”
  • Bengali: “ডেভিড সাসুন লাইব্রেরি”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca David Sassoon”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca i sala de lectura David Sassoon”
  • Central Kurdish: “کتێبخانەی دەیڤید ساسۆن”
  • Chinese: “大卫·沙逊图书馆”
  • Chinese: “大卫·沙逊图书馆和阅览室”
  • Chinese: “大衛沙遜圖書館”
  • Croatian: “Knjižnica Davida Sassoona”
  • Croatian: “Knjižnica i čitaonica Davida Sassoona”
  • Czech: “Knihovna a čítárna Davida Sassoona”
  • Czech: “Knihovna Davida Sassoona”
  • Danish: “David Sassoon bibliotek og læsesal”
  • Danish: “David Sassoon bibliotek”
  • Dutch: “David Sassoon Bibliotheek en Leeszaal”
  • Dutch: “David Sassoon Bibliotheek”
  • Estonian: “David Sassoni raamatukogu”
  • Estonian: “David Sassooni raamatukogu ja lugemissaal”
  • Finnish: “David Sassoon -kirjasto ja lukusali”
  • Finnish: “David Sassoon -kirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque David Sassoon”
  • French: “Bibliothèque et salle de lecture David Sassoon”
  • Gujarati: “ડેવિડ સસૂન લાઇબ્રેરી અને રીડિંગ રૂમ”
  • Gujarati: “ડેવિડ સસૂન લાઇબ્રેરી”
  • Hausa: “David Sassoon Library da Dakin Karatu”
  • Hausa: “David Sassoon Library”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית דוד ששון”
  • Hindi: “डेविड सैसून पुस्तकालय और वाचनालय”
  • Hindi: “डेविड सैसून लाइब्रेरी”
  • Hungarian: “David Sassoon Könyvtár és Olvasóterem”
  • Hungarian: “David Sassoon Könyvtár”
  • Icelandic: “David Sassoon bókasafn og lestrarsalur”
  • Icelandic: “David Sassoon bókasafnið”
  • Igbo: “David Sassoon Library na Ụlọ Ọgụgụ”
  • Igbo: “David Sassoon Library”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan dan Ruang Baca David Sassoon”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan David Sassoon”
  • Irish: “Leabharlann agus Seomra Léitheoireachta David Sassoon”
  • Irish: “Leabharlann David Sassoon”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca David Sassoon”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca e sala di lettura David Sassoon”
  • Japanese: “デビッド・サスーン図書館・閲覧室”
  • Japanese: “デビッド・サスーン図書館”
  • Kannada: “ಡೇವಿಡ್ ಸಸೂನ್ ಲೈಬ್ರರಿ, ಮುಂಬಯಿ”
  • Kannada: “ಡೇವಿಡ್ ಸಸೂನ್ ಲೈಬ್ರರಿ, ಮುಂಬೈ”
  • Kannada: “ಡೇವಿಡ್ ಸಾಸೂನ್ ಲೈಬ್ರರಿ ಮತ್ತು ರೀಡಿಂಗ್ ರೂಮ್”
  • Kazakh: “Дэвид Сасун кітапханасы және оқу залы”
  • Kazakh: “Дэвид Сасун кітапханасы”
  • Khmer: “បណ្ណាល័យ David Sassoon និងបន្ទប់អាន”
  • Khmer: “បណ្ណាល័យ David Sassoon”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Isomero rya David Sassoon nicyumba cyo gusoma”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Isomero rya David Sassoon”
  • Kirghiz: “Дэвид Сасун атындагы китепкана жана окуу залы”
  • Kirghiz: “Дэвид Сасун китепканасы”
  • Korean: “데이비드 사순 도서관 및 열람실”
  • Korean: “데이비드 사순 도서관”
  • Lao: “ຫໍສະໝຸດ David Sassoon”
  • Lao: “ຫໍສະໝຸດ ແລະຫ້ອງອ່ານ David Sassoon”
  • Lithuanian: “David Sassoon biblioteka ir skaitykla”
  • Lithuanian: “David Sassoon biblioteka”
  • Macedonian: “Библиотека Дејвид Сасон”
  • Macedonian: “Библиотека и читална Дејвид Сасон”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan dan Bilik Bacaan David Sassoon”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan David Sassoon”
  • Malayalam: “ഡേവിഡ് സസ്സൂൺ ലൈബ്രറി”
  • Malayalam: “ഡേവിഡ് സാസൂൺ ലൈബ്രറിയും വായനമുറിയും”
  • Marathi: “डेविड ससून ग्रंथालय”
  • Marathi: “डेविड सस्सून लाईब्रेरी”
  • Marathi: “डेव्हिड ससून ग्रंथालय”
  • Mongolian: “Дэвид Сассун номын сан ба уншлагын танхим”
  • Mongolian: “Дэвид Сасуны номын сан”
  • Nepali: “डेभिड ससून पुस्तकालय र पढ्ने कोठा”
  • Nepali: “डेभिड ससून पुस्तकालय”
  • Norwegian: “David Sassoon bibliotek og lesesal”
  • Norwegian: “David Sassoon bibliotek”
  • Panjabi: “ਡੇਵਿਡ ਸਾਸੂਨ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਰੀਡਿੰਗ ਰੂਮ”
  • Panjabi: “ਡੇਵਿਡ ਸਾਸੂਨ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه دیوید ساسون”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه و اتاق مطالعه دیوید ساسون”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Davida Sassoona”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka i Czytelnia Davida Sassoona”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca David Sassoon”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca e Sala de Leitura David Sassoon”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Дэвида Сассуна”
  • Russian: “Библиотека и читальный зал Дэвида Сассуна”
  • Serbian: “Давид Сассоон библиотека и читаоница”
  • Serbian: “Давид Сассоон библиотека”
  • Slovenian: “Knjižnica Davida Sassoona”
  • Slovenian: “Knjižnica in čitalnica Davida Sassoona”
  • Southern Sotho: “David Sassoon Library le Phaposi ea ho Bala”
  • Southern Sotho: “David Sassoon Library”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca David Sassoon”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca y sala de lectura David Sassoon”
  • Swedish: “David Sassoon bibliotek och läsesal”
  • Swedish: “David Sassoon bibliotek”
  • Tagalog: “David Sassoon Library at Reading Room”
  • Tagalog: “David Sassoon Library”
  • Tajik: “Китобхонаи Дэвид Сасун ва толори хониш”
  • Tajik: “Китобхонаи Дэвид Сасун”
  • Tamil: “டேவிட் சாசூன் நூலகம் மற்றும் வாசிப்பு அறை”
  • Tamil: “டேவிட் சாசூன் நூலகம்”
  • Telugu: “డేవిడ్ సాసూన్ లైబ్రరీ మరియు రీడింగ్ రూమ్”
  • Telugu: “డేవిడ్ సాసూన్ లైబ్రరీ”
  • Thai: “ห้องสมุดเดวิด แซสซูน”
  • Thai: “ห้องสมุดและห้องอ่านหนังสือเดวิด แซสซูน”
  • Turkish: “David Sassoon Kütüphanesi ve Okuma Odası”
  • Turkish: “David Sassoon Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Девіда Сассуна”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібліотека та читальний зал Девіда Сассуна”
  • Uzbek: “Devid Sassoon kutubxonasi va o’qish zali”
  • Uzbek: “Devid Sassoon kutubxonasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện David Sassoon”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện và Phòng đọc David Sassoon”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell ac Ystafell Ddarllen David Sassoon”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell David Sassoon”
  • Xhosa: “David Sassoon Library”
  • Xhosa: “Ithala leencwadi likaDavid Sassoon kunye neGumbi lokuFunda”
  • Yoruba: “David Sassoon Library ati Reading Room”
  • Yoruba: “David Sassoon Library”

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