Stéphen Sauvestre

Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre (26 December 1847 – 18 June 1919) was a French architect. He is notable for being one of the architects contributing to the design of the Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France.

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 at the age of 72.

Career The project team of the Eiffel Tower. Stephen Sauvestre is left, center Gustave Eiffel. 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. He was also the head of the Architecture department Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel

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 1884: Hotel Beranger 1887 - 1889: Eiffel Tower 1889: Galerie des Machines 1900 - 1902: Chateaux 1905 - 1908: Ancienne usine Menier 1906: Menier Chocolate Factory