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Stephen 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 world-famous 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. 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. He was also the head of the Architecture department Compagnie des Etablissements E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnétable
Bonnétable () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. Bonnétable is twinned with Horncastle in rural Lincolnshire. The towns' relationship is commemorated by a ''Rue Horncastle'' in Bonnétable, and a ''Bonnetable ''(''sic''; no acute accent on the e)'' Road'' in Horncastle. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Sarthe Maine (province) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerland border, Swiss and France–Germany border, German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg. Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the (also known as the , 'National Museum of the Automobile') and the (also known as , 'French Museum of the Railway'), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester", Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society is found. Administration Mulhouse is a Communes of France, commune with a population of 108,312 in 2019. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Caspe: Campaigning on the Ebro in Aragon for the Spanish Republican Government, Colonel Eulogio Despujol surprises a Carlist force under Manuel Marco de Bello at Caspe, northeast of Alcañiz. In a brilliant action the Carlists are routed, losing 200 prisoners and 80 horses, while Despujol is promoted to Brigadier and becomes Conde de Caspe. * January 20 – The Pangkor Treaty (also known as the Pangkor Engagement), by which the British extended their control over first the Sultanate of Perak, and later the other independent Malay States, is signed. * January 23 **Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, marries Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct. He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, designed by his company and built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty in New York. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making significant contributions in both fields. Early life Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was born in France, in the Côte-d'Or, the first child of Catherine-Mélanie (née Moneuse) and Alexandre Bonickhausen dit Eiffel. He was a descendant of Marguerite Frédérique (née Lideriz) and Jean-René Bönickhausen and who had emigrated from the German town of Marmagen and settled in Paris at the beginning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 In Architecture
The year 1908 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * April 6 – The foundation stone of Knox College, Otago, is laid. * St. Mary's Church, Wellingborough, England, is designed by Ninian Comper. * The Georgian Society is founded in Dublin on the 21st of February 1908 by John Pentland Mahaffy, Walter G. Strickland and Richard Orpen. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * May 1 – Singer Building in New York City, completed with tower, designed by Ernest Flagg. It is the world's tallest building for a year. Demolished 1968. * July 20 – Casa de Nariño, official residence of the President of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, designed by Gastón Lelarge. * November 8 – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy, France, designed by Emile Toussaint and Louis Marchal and featuring ironwork by Louis Majorelle and stained glass by Jacques Gruber. Buildings completed * The Gamble House in Pasadena, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 In Architecture
The year 1905 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * October 18 – London County Council's new street at Kingsway and redevelopment of Aldwych are opened. * Work begins on Stoclet Palace, Brussels, designed by Josef Hoffmann. * Work begins on Casa de les Punxes, Barcelona, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. * Formation of the Dresden Die Brücke expressionist architecture movement. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * February 27 – Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, is inaugurated. * June 11 – National Theatre of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela * September 27 – Arcade du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium, opened by Leopold II of Belgium. * November – The Plaza Grill and Cinema, Ottawa, Kansas, possibly the oldest movie theater in the United States that is still in operation. Buildings completed * January – Eitel Building in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States, designed by William Doty van Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 In Architecture
The year 1902 in architecture involved some significant events. Events * July 14 – St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapses. The only casualty is a cat. * December 13 – St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Krebs, Oklahoma), St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Krebs, Oklahoma, United States is destroyed by fire. * ''date unknown'' ** Work begins on Trmal's Villa in Prague, designed by Jan Kotěra. ** Work begins on the Lalgarh Palace complex, in Rajasthan, India, commissioned by the United Kingdom, British-controlled regency for Maharaja Ganga Singh (1881–1942) while he is still in his minority as they consider the existing Junagarh Palace unsuitable for a modern monarch. Ganga Singh decides that the palace should be named in memory of his father Maharaja Lall Singh. ** The Villa Lejeune and the France-Lanord Apartment Building, France-Lanord and Lombard Apartment Buildings in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Nancy are designed by Émile André. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 In Architecture
The year 1900 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * May 30 — Daniel Burnham's Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library and Soldiers and Sailors Monument are dedicated together in Kenosha, Wisconsin * July 19 – The Paris Métro opens, with entrances designed by Hector Guimard in 1899. * November 11 – Church of Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino in Rome, designed by Abbot Hildebrand de Hemptinne, is consecrated. * Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Parc Güell, which he works on for the next fourteen years. * The ''Gare d'Orsay'', the modern-day Musée d'Orsay, is built in Paris by Victor Laloux. * The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower at the University of Birmingham, England, is completed. * The Administration Building of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, designed by physicist and University President Robert Stewart Hyer, is completed. * The OXO Tower in London, England, is completed. * The Co-Operative Wholesale Society wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galerie Des Machines
The Galerie des machines (officially: Palais des machines) was a pavilion built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Located in the Grenelle district, the huge pavilion was made of iron, steel and glass. A similarly-named structure was erected for the 1878 Exposition Universelle, but the 1889 version was by far the largest vaulted building to have yet been built. It was reused for the 1900 Exposition Universelle as the Palace of Agriculture and Food (officially: Palais de l'Agriculture et des Aliments), and later used as a velodrome, agricultural exhibition hall and for other purposes and was demolished in 1910 to open up the view along the Champ de Mars. Construction The Galerie des machines was built for the Universal Exposition of 1889 at the foot of the Champ de Mars in front of the École Militaire. Its architect was Ferdinand Dutert, assisted by the architects Blavette, Deglane and Eugène Hénard. The responsible engineer was Victor Contamin, assisted by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed "''La dame de fer''" (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the centerpiece of the 1889 World's Fair. Although initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, it has since become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world: 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. It was designated a '' monument historique'' in 1964, and was named part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ("Paris, Banks of the Seine") in 1991. The tower is tall, about the same height as an 81- building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring on each sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 In Architecture
The year 1889 in architecture involved some significant events. Events * August 10 – At the Vienna Hofburg, the grand opening ceremony is held for the Imperial Natural History Museum (), begun in 1871; from August 13 to the end of December, the museum counts 175,000 visitors. Buildings and structures Buildings * March 31 – Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel, is inaugurated. At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m. *April 27 – The Ilha Fiscal Customs House is inaugurated. * May 6–October 31 – Exposition Universelle in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower as its entrance arch. The ''Galerie des machines'', designed by architect Ferdinand Dutert and engineer Victor Contamin, at 111 m, spans the longest interior space in the world at this time. * June 30 — Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island, designed by Patrick Keely, is consecrated. * July 12 – Cathedral of the Blessed Sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 In Architecture
The year 1887 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * Construction work begins on ** Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, Rosario, Argentina. ** Provinciaal Hof, Bruges, Flanders, designed by Louis Delacenserie and René Buyck. ** Ponce de León Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida, designed by Carrère and Hastings. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * March 29 – Peebles Old Parish Church, Scotland, designed by William Young (dedicated). * April 23 – Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, Romania, completed by Alexandru Orăscu (dedicated). * June 20 – Victoria Terminus of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in Bombay, designed by Frederick William Stevens. * December 1 – Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Buildings completed * Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral, designed by Pugin & Pugin. * New façade of Florence Cathedral, designed by Emilio De Fabris (died 1883). * Basilica of St. Nicholas, Amsterdam, designed by Adrianus Bleijs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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