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Osmania General Hospital
Also known as: OGH
A vast Osmanian-style hospital block on the Musi riverfront, designed by Vincent Esch. Repeated demolition proposals after flood damage have been resisted by conservationists.
History & Story
Vincent Esch's most ambitious project was a vast Indo-Saracenic hospital complex running along the Musi riverfront, part of the comprehensive city rebuilding programme after the 1908 flood that killed 15,000 people. Its long arcaded wards, domed towers, and brick facades set the Osmanian civic style at its grandest scale. Despite years of flood damage and multiple demolition proposals from successive state governments, conservationists have successfully argued for its retention as one of the finest hospital buildings in Asia.
Key Events
1908
Great Musi Flood kills 15,000; hospital planned as part of city rebuilding
1919
Construction begins
1925
Hospital opens to patients
2016
Demolition proposed; blocked by conservationists and High Court
Key People
V
Vincent J. Esch
British architect who invented the 'Osmanian' Indo-Saracenic civic style
N
Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan
patron
M
M. Visvesvaraya
engineer who surveyed flood damage and proposed city rebuilding
Location & Getting There
Area / Locality: Afzal Gunj
Coordinates: 17.37290° N, 78.47350° E
Access: public