Ferdinand Cheval

Architect

Ferdinand Cheval

1836-1924 · French · 1 places

Ferdinand Cheval, often nicknamed Facteur Cheval was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal in Hauterives, in southeastern France. It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.

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