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- Pushing a wheelbarrow along his expanded mail route of 42km, he collected stones and he completed the building with no outside help.
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From the 1920s, the Surrealists, then Picasso or Niki de Saint-Phalle would perceive the artistic importance of the Ideal Palace and pay tribute to its creator. Ferdinand Cheval is close to Gaudi, with his baroque delirium, and to Dali by his ornamental extravagance. He built a purely imaginary palace that was the realization of a dream.
May 11, 2024 · Three staircases lead to the Terrace, where Ferdinand Cheval placed his “stumbling block”, the first stone on which he tripped and which inspired him to create his ideal Palace. At the top of the Palace, between prickly pear trees and aloes, stands the Barbary Tower.
Ferdinand Cheval (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ ʃəval]; 19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924), often nicknamed Facteur Cheval ("Mail Carrier Cheval") [1] was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, in southeastern France.
Jul 2, 2009 · As the story is told, Cheval tripped on a rock in 1879 along his mail route, picked it up and was so fascinated by its peculiar shape that he was inspired to build the imaginative palace.
The pebble kickstarted a dream, a wild and improbable longing – he decided to build his own palace, a fairy tale palace. Soon he began filling his pockets with pebbles as he walked his long rounds delivering post.
Feb 9, 2024 · The product of a poor family, his education was limited and after a stint in a bakery, he became a rural postman in his native Drôme, a beautiful French department that acts as a bridge between the Alps and Provence. Everything changed in April 1879, when Mr Cheval tripped over a rock.
Oct 16, 2013 · A mixture of various inspirations and styles, the Palace perfectly reflects how Cheval saw the world, featuring a wide variety of cultures and religions. Today, the ‘Palais Ideal’ is currently considered to be one of the most extraordinary examples of naive art architecture.
