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Cheval’s Palais Ideal
In 1879 a 43 year old postman in rural France “tripped on a bizarre and beautiful stone in the road along his mail route and bent to pick it up. Looking about, he was surprised to see that such marvelous stones were scattered all around him."
His name was Ferdinand Cheval, and at that moment something in him clicked. For the next 34 years, armed with his beloved wheelbarrow and in face of his rural neighbor’s constant ridicule, he would spend nearly every waking hour of his life (9000 days, 65,000 hours) engaged in one of the greatest solitary acts of creativity in the history of art - the building of the wondrous Palais Ideal.
It’s now an officially protected French cultural landmark and “the main source of income for a town that once condemned its strangest, most remarkable denizen."
It’s open to the public every day except Christmas and New Year's. If your ever in southern France go see it.
His name was Ferdinand Cheval, and at that moment something in him clicked. For the next 34 years, armed with his beloved wheelbarrow and in face of his rural neighbor’s constant ridicule, he would spend nearly every waking hour of his life (9000 days, 65,000 hours) engaged in one of the greatest solitary acts of creativity in the history of art - the building of the wondrous Palais Ideal.
It’s now an officially protected French cultural landmark and “the main source of income for a town that once condemned its strangest, most remarkable denizen."
It’s open to the public every day except Christmas and New Year's. If your ever in southern France go see it.
Links
The Best Palaise Ideal Information Site on the Web
Official Palais Ideal Web Site
A Flm Clip About It (In English)
More Pics at Fred's Travel Page
Ferdinand Cheval Wikipedia Article
Great Info and Interactive Tour at PBS.org
Raw Vision Article
The Best Palaise Ideal Information Site on the Web
Official Palais Ideal Web Site
A Flm Clip About It (In English)
More Pics at Fred's Travel Page
Ferdinand Cheval Wikipedia Article
Great Info and Interactive Tour at PBS.org
Raw Vision Article
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