Ferdinand Cheval was a French postman that came upon an odd shaped rock while working his mailroute. He was inspired by his find and carried it home. So inspired, in fact, that he began walking his 18 mile mail route with a wheelbarrow- picking up rocks and pebbles along the way.
He spent 33 years delivering the mail, picking up rocks and building his dream. He worked from 1879 until its completion in 1912. The palace is located in Hauterives in south eastern France.
Additional images of Palais Ideal are here.
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