Henry Irwin

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British architect architect person

Henry Irwin was a British architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his prominent public buildings in colonial India, particularly in the Indo-Saracenic style.

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Henry Irwin canonical	4

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British architect ⓘ architect ⓘ person ⓘ
activeInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ surface form: Indo-Saracenic
countryOfActivity	British India ⓘ
designedFor	colonial administration ⓘ royal patrons in princely states ⓘ
employer	Central Public Works Department ⓘ surface form: Public Works Department of the Government of India
era	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj
fieldOfWork	civic buildings ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ public architecture ⓘ
heritageStatusOfWorks	several buildings later designated heritage structures in India ⓘ
influencedBy	Gothic Revival ⓘ surface form: Gothic Revival architecture Hindu temple architecture ⓘ Mughal architecture ⓘ
knownFor	Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ public buildings in colonial India ⓘ
name	Henry Irwin self-link ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableWork	Government Museum, Chennai ⓘ Madras Law College ⓘ surface form: Law College, Chennai Madras High Court ⓘ Mysore Palace ⓘ Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) ⓘ surface form: Viceregal Lodge, Shimla
occupation	architect ⓘ
placeOfWork	Madras, India ⓘ surface form: Madras Mysuru ⓘ surface form: Mysore Shimla ⓘ
positionHeld	Consulting Architect to the Government of Madras ⓘ
regionOfInfluence	Madras Presidency ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ surface form: Mysore State South India ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	blend of European and Indian motifs ⓘ colonnaded verandas ⓘ domes ⓘ minarets ⓘ ornate arches ⓘ
usedMaterial	granite ⓘ red sandstone ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ

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Madras High Court → designedBy → Henry Irwin ⓘ

Indo-Saracenic architecture → architect → Henry Irwin ⓘ

Viceregal Lodge → architect → Henry Irwin ⓘ

Henry Irwin → name → Henry Irwin self-link ⓘ