Ferdinand Cheval and His Unique Creation

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I always find the will of human and dedication quite interesting and fascinating. We are amazing creatures and with right incentives we can do anything both negative and positive.


These kind of stories and news are quite popular in the media and you can read an article about them from time to time. A man who plants 33.000 tree in 12 years. The man who dedicated his life creating a road for his village through the mountain. This is another story about the man versus wild. Well it is not complete struggle he found a way to use nature and he created something marvellous.

Le Palais idéal

Ferdinan Chaval borned in 1836 and he was a postman and his life was quite simple , however one day he tripped to a stone and he got yourself a new and exhausting hobby or a dedication to create a masterpiece for future generations. He gets fascinated by the shape and texture of the stone , moreover he takes that stone to home. After that day he starts to collect more stones and he says to himself " Nature is doing the sculptors work , so I can do the architectural part of it.

Obviously after that point he started his work immedeatly and built this palace in France , Hauterivein and it took only 33 years to fully complete it, Wait whaat imagine the will power and dedication he had to create something like that , just 1 man building an castle with stones and it is artistic too.

He spent his 20 years to exterior part of the palace and other 13 years were interrior and perfection of his masterpiece. He even worked at nights with a gas lamb and Voila! a masterpiece that will be beacon of motivation to the other people for centuries.


I really think that we are spectacular creatures and we can do anything with right motives , however with the development of technology and urbanization decreased overall motivation in the humanity and we are a lot more lazier in every areas. What do you think about this please leave a comment ?

Thanks for Reading & Hasta La Vista

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