A huge Palace built by one person of the roadside stones

Ferdinand Cheval was born in France in 1836, and in 1879 he went along the road, tripped on a rock. It was a turning point in his life. He lifted the stone, carried it home and began to build a Palace.



Daily for the following 34 years he collected stones while Hiking in the area and, in the end, he built a massive castle out of ordinary stones and pebbles. The castle, in the end, I noticed a French artist, and even Pablo Picasso himself enthusiastically talked about it. And now is the Perfect castle is annually visited by about 120,000 tourists.

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To 43 years, Ferdinand Cheval was an ordinary citizen of a small French town. He was born in Charmes-sur-Libasse in 1836 and lived a pretty empty at the events of life. He left school when he was 13 years old, worked as a Baker, then married and worked as a postman, Life was good.

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In 1879, Cheval once again carrying the mail, tripped on a rock. Instead of just certinomis and throw a stone from the road, he picked it up. Cheval later told that this stone inspired him, gave him an unknown passion.

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