The Villa Esche is an Art Nouveau villa in the Helbersdorf district of Chemnitz, in Saxony, Germany, designed by the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde and built in 1902 and 1903, with an extension added in 1911. It was built as the home of the textile entrepreneur Herbert Esche and his family, and is considered van de Velde's first commission in Germany and the starting point of modern architecture in Chemnitz. The villa is a Gesamtkunstwerk in the Art Nouveau sense, with van de Velde's design extending from the building itself down to its furniture, interior textiles and everyday objects, and its surrounding park was probably designed by his wife, Maria Sethe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Villa Esche (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Esche, lead definition
The Villa Esche in the Chemnitz locality of Helbersdorf in Saxony, Germany, is an Art Nouveau villa designed and built by the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) in 1902/1903 and extended in 1911.
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The Villa Esche is an Art Nouveau villa in the Helbersdorf district of Chemnitz, in Saxony, Germany, designed by the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde and built in 1902 and 1903, with an extension added in 1911. It was built as the home of the textile entrepreneur Herbert Esche and his family, and is considered van de Velde's first commission in Germany and the starting point of modern architecture in Chemnitz. The villa is a Gesamtkunstwerk in the Art Nouveau sense, with van de Velde's design extending from the building itself down to its furniture, interior textiles and everyday objects, and its surrounding park was probably designed by his wife, Maria Sethe.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1902)
completion_date/completed = 1902/1903, extended 1911
- In Style: Art Nouveau, infobox architectural_style field: Art Nouveau
View the Source2. Villa Esche (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q2525048, instance of (P31): villa
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Helbersdorf, Germany
Wikidata item Q2525048, property P131/P17 (location): Helbersdorf, Germany
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