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- It all started in April 1879 when Ferdinand Cheval, a country postman, stumbled upon a strange stone. This led to 33 years of perseverance and dedication in building his ideal palace, alone in his garden, using only nature, postcards and pictures in magazines as inspiration.
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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 realized his dream! For 33 years, he built alone, in his garden, a Palace inspired by Nature, by postcards and illustrated magazines.
Ferdinand Cheval was a French postman who, inspired by a dream, spent 35 years building the "Palais Ideal", a unique and whimsical palace considered one of France's cultural landmarks and a prime example of naive art architecture.
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 · Ferdinand Cheval (1836-1924), a French postman, began work on his dream palace in the late 19th century. As the story is told, Cheval tripped on a rock in 1879 along his mail route, picked...
In the following narrative, M.Cheval gives an account of how he came to conceive and build his "Dream Palace", a remarkable instance of human tenacity and perseverance. Old Photo (c 1900)...
Enduring isolation and often facing misunderstanding and ridicule, Ferdinand Cheval persisted in realizing his dream palace, ultimately achieving recognition as a masterpiece of Naive Art. His Villa Alicius and mausoleum are both classified as Historical Monuments.
