Stephen Sauvestre
Stephen Sauvestre | |
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Born | Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre December 26, 1847 Bonnétable, France |
Died | December 26, 1919 Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Spéciale d'Architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Eiffel Tower |
Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre (December 26, 1847 - December 26, 1919) was a French architect. He is notable for being one of the architects contributing to the design of the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France.[1]
Early life
Sauvestre was born in Bonnétable, Sarthe in France in 1847. His father Charles Sauvestre was a writer, socialist, activist and teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated with first class honors from École Spéciale d'Architecture in 1868. He died in 1919. [2]
Career
Sauvestre contributed to the design of the Eiffel Tower, adding the decorative arches to the base, a glass pavilion to the first level and the cupola at the top. He also chose the color of the tower. He received the support of Gustave Eiffel who bought the rights to the patent on the design which he had filed together with Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier.[3][4] He was also the head of Architecture department of Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel[5] [6]
Notable projects
- 1878: Gas Pavilion, Expo, Paris
- 1879: National School of Chemistry Mulhouse, Kennedy Avenue, Mulhouse
- 1876: Hotel Seyrig in Paris
- 1881: House 61 Rue Ampere
- 1884: Maison d'Albert Menier [7]
- 1884: Hotel Beranger[8]
- 1887 - 1889: Eiffel tower
- 1889: Galerie des Machines
- 1900 - 1902: Chateaux [9][10]
- 1905 - 1908: Ancienne usine Menier[11]
- 1906: Menier Chocolate Factory[12]
See also
References
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- ↑ Harvie 2006, p78
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- ↑ French Encyclopedia website Encyclopedia Universalis.
- ↑ Building Maison d'Albert Menier design by Stephen Sauvestre
- ↑ Hotel Beranger design by Stephen Sauvestre
- ↑ Chateaux, Saint-Jouvent
- ↑ Chateaux design by Stephen Sauvestre
- ↑ Ancienne usine Menier design by Stephen Sauvestre
- ↑ Menier Chocolate Factory design by Stephen Sauvestre
External links
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- Stephen Sauvestre: The forgotten architect of the Eiffel Tower
- Official website of the Eiffel Tower (English)
- Eiffel Tower at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sketches and plans of the tower's construction
- 3D render of the Eiffel Tower for use in Google Earth
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Stephen Sauvestre. |