img_9238 The Ideal Palace built by a postman called Cheval was built over a period of 33 years, between 1879 and 1912. It took him 10000 days/93000 hours to build.
The Ideal Palace built by a postman called Cheval was built over a period of 33 years, between 1879 and 1912. It took him 10000 days/93000 hours to build.
img_9240 The postman collected stones and shells to build his imaginary palace after his working hours.
The postman collected stones and shells to build his imaginary palace after his working hours.
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img_9243 A few corridors traverse the palace, decorated with faux-luminaries.
A few corridors traverse the palace, decorated with faux-luminaries.
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img_9245 Gallic rooster, the symbol of France.
Gallic rooster, the symbol of France.
img_9269 Cheval decorated the outside wall with famous foreign buildings sculptures. Cheval never traveled abroad and used books and his imagination to render those...
Cheval decorated the outside wall with famous foreign buildings sculptures. Cheval never traveled abroad and used books and his imagination to render those…
img_9249 Mosque.
Mosque.
img_9253 White house.
White house.
img_9254 Hindou temple.
Hindou temple.
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img_9257 Roof of the palace.
Roof of the palace.
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