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.[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 the Architecture department
Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel[5][6]