Palais Idéal

Hauterives, France

Ferdinand Cheval (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ ʃəval], 19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924), often nicknamed Facteur Cheval ("Mail Carrier Cheval") was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, in southeastern France. It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.

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