Background
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.
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 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. He died in 1919. 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 Architecture department of Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel
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.