Stephen Sauvestre facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Stephen Sauvestre
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Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre
26 December 1847 |
| Died | 18 June 1919 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Spéciale d'Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Eiffel Tower |
Stephen Sauvestre (born December 26, 1847 – died June 18, 1919) was a French architect. He is well-known for helping to design the famous Eiffel Tower. This huge landmark was built for the 1889 Universal Exposition (a big world fair) in Paris, France.
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Early Life and Education
Stephen Sauvestre was born in Bonnétable, France, in 1847. His father, Charles Sauvestre, was a writer and teacher. Stephen went to a special architecture school called the École Spéciale d'Architecture. He graduated with top honors in 1868.
Designing the Eiffel Tower
Stephen Sauvestre played a key role in the design of the Eiffel Tower. He added many important features that make the tower look the way it does today.
He designed the decorative arches at the bottom of the tower. He also added a glass building on the first level. Sauvestre was also responsible for the cupola (a small dome-like structure) at the very top. He even helped choose the tower's color!
Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the tower, supported Sauvestre's ideas. Eiffel bought the rights to the tower's design. Sauvestre had filed this design patent with two other engineers, Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier.
Sauvestre was also the head of the architecture department at Gustave Eiffel's company, Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel.
Other Notable Buildings
Besides the Eiffel Tower, Stephen Sauvestre worked on many other interesting projects. Here are some of them:
- 1878: The Gas Pavilion for the World Expo 1878 in Paris.
- 1879: The National School of Chemistry in Mulhouse, France.
- 1876: The Hotel Seyrig in Paris.
- 1881: A house at 61 Rue Ampere.
- 1884: The Maison d'Albert Menier.
- 1884: The Hotel Beranger.
- 1889: The Galerie des Machines (Gallery of Machines), another large building for the 1889 Paris Expo.
- 1900–1902: Several chateaux (large French country houses).
- 1905–1908: The old Menier factory.
- 1906: The Menier Chocolate Factory.
Images for kids
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Galerie des Machines
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Hotel Beranger
See also
In Spanish: Stephen Sauvestre para niños
