Vincent Esch is regarded as a pioneer of the Indo-Sarcenic architectural style, which developed during the British rule in the Indian subcontinent.
14 Facts About Vincent Esch
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Vincent Esch designed the Kacheguda railway station, the High Court, the City College, and the Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad.
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Vincent Esch was in Hyderabad until 1921, then returned to Calcutta.
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Vincent Esch later returned to England, and died in 1950.
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Vincent Esch moved to India in 1898 and was appointed assistant engineer on the Bengal Nagpur Railway and established a private practise in Calcutta.
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Vincent Esch was given the role of Superintending Architect and made major contributions to the design of the building.
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Vincent Esch had won a competition to design the Bengal-Nagpur Railway head office building at Garden Reach.
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Similar concept is applied to Victoria Memorial Kolkata by Vincent Esch by introducing small domes in the four corners and around the central dome.
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Vincent Esch describes this addition in his paper in the following words:.
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Vincent Esch continued his approach to explore modern technology like concrete and the station is entirely built of concrete.
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In terms of design unlike Calcutta, Vincent Esch uses several Indian architectural element, Chajja Jalis domes with lotus top, finials and brackets, which is very evident in the facade of the building.
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Vincent Esch enjoyed 25 years of success as an architect in Calcutta, where he became a proponent of the Indo-Saracenic style, a fusion of classical and Islamic styles.
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Vincent Esch later returned to England and died in Surrey in late 1950.
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Vincent Esch had married Olive Edward in 1923 and had one son and one daughter.