Ferdinand Cheval
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 100 years ago |
Date of birth | April 19,1836 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse |
France | |
Date of died | August 19,1924 |
Died | Hauterives |
France | |
Structures | Villa Alicius |
Spouse | Marie-Philomène Richaud |
Rosalie Revol | |
Parents | Rose Françoise Silbert |
Jean François Cheval | |
"Palace" of stones constructed by a postman over more than 3 decades, inscribed with his poetry. | |
Address | 8 Rue du Palais, 26390 Hauterives, France |
Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 9:30AM |
Phone | +33 4 75 68 81 19 |
Movies/Shows | Le Palais idéal |
Le facteur Cheval: où le songe devient la réalité | |
Children | Alice-Marie-Philomène |
Ferdinand Cyril | |
Victorin Joseph Fernand | |
Education | Ecole De Charmes-Sur-L Herbasse |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 842948 |
Ferdinand Cheval Life story
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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