The Palais and its surrounding gardens were restored between 1983 and 1993, and were donated to the Hauterives municipality in 1984 by Cheval’s granddaughter, as she had no heirs.

Today, the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval in France is a masterpiece. Subscribe ... Ferdinand Cheval hires a maid, Julia Micoud, to be in charge of the Ideal Palace’s visits.

Widower Ferdinand Cheval pushed a wheelbarrow on his 18-mile route to collect stones of beauty. What started as a hobby, soon became a life project resulting in him building Le Palais idéal.

France's 'Palais Ideal', which was built by a humble postman who'd been inspired by a small, curiously-shaped rock he'd tripped on while on his route (Image: JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images) ...

A French postman constructed an ‘ideal palace’ in his vegetable garden. It’s a wonder of ‘outsider architecture’ that combines the marvellous, the mystical and the grotesque ...

The palace shows a mix of inspirations, including the Bible, the German Romanesque Revival castle Neuschwanstein, Hindu sanctuaries, Le voyage dans la Lune filmmaker Georges Méliès, a cave, and ...

A LOT of people dream about one day owning their own palace. However, not many of those people choose to try and make those dreams a reality by spending 33 years building one by hand. But a postman… ...

Le Palais Idéal, A Mailman's Dream Castle Built from Pebbles. Posted: May 1, 2024 | Last updated: July 10, 2024. Discover the unique castle built single-handedly by Ferdinand Cheval over 33 years ...