Ferdinand Cheval

French architect (1836-1924) · France · Architects · Died at 88

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Ferdinand Cheval, often nicknamed Facteur Cheval was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal in Hauterives, in southeastern France. It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.

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The east facade of Cheval's Palais idéal, 2014

The starting point: the unusually-shaped stone that Cheval initially tripped over.

Cheval's mausoleum

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