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Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre (26 December 1847 – 26 December 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]
Biography. Stephen Sauvestre was the architect who was commissioned by Eiffel to build the Eiffel Tower. Mr. Stephen Sauvestre was born in Paris in December 1847. Pupil of Mr. Simonet at the School of Architecture founded in Paris by Mr. Emile Trélat, he went out with the first class, after obtaining medals of honor.
Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre (26 December 1847 – 26 December 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]
Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre, né le 26 décembre 1847 à Bonnétable (Sarthe) et mort le 18 juin 1919 à Paris, est un architecte français 1. Il est particulièrement connu pour avoir donné la forme architecturale définitive au projet technique de la tour Eiffel des ingénieurs Koechlin et Nouguier.
Biographie. Stephen Sauvestre était l'architecte qui fut mandaté par Eiffel pour la construction de la tour Eiffel. M. Stephen Sauvestre est né à Paris en décembre 1847. Elève de M. Simonet à l'Ecole d'Architecture fondée à Paris par M. Emile Trélat, il sortit avec la première promotion, après avoir obtenu des médailles d'honneur.
Selected from among 107 projects, it was that of Gustave Eiffel, an entrepreneur, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, both engineers, and Stephen Sauvestre, an architect, that was accepted.
Career. 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.
