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<< Our Photo Pages >> Palais idéal - Modern Stone Circle etc in France in Rhone:Drôme (26)

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 14 September 2014  Page Views: 2089

Modern SitesSite Name: Palais idéal Alternative Name: Palais du Facteur Cheval
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 9.855 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Rhone:Drôme (26) Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Lyon  Nearest Village: Hauterives
Latitude: 45.256250N  Longitude: 5.028480E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska : Site in Rhone:Drôme (26) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Rhone:Drôme (26)

Postman Joseph Ferdinand Cheval (1836-1924), used to be lost in his own fantasies while on his daily duties - walking a distance of 20-30 km for delivery. In 1879 he stumbled over a stone in a strange shape like the annual rings of a tree.

The stone, la pierre d'achoppement (stone of stumble), gave him great inspiration and he started to collect stones and to assemble them into a structure. It was finished in 1912, after the deaths of his wife and children. He wanted to be buried under this 'palace', after the villagers' rejection he built an eccentric tomb (location 45.25008N, 5.018090W) in the graveyard of Hauterives, 1 km away from the palace.

By Public Transport: Get off at Saint Vallier sur Rhône station (50 min from Lyon Part Dieux station), take the no.3 bus to Hauterives, please note that the bus service is very few and far between.

Admission 6.50 euro.
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Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska : Site in Rhone:Drôme (26) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska : Site in Rhone:Drôme (26) France Cheval's tomb.

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska : La pierre d'achoppement (centre bottom) on the roof.

Palais idéal
Palais idéal submitted by Aska : Site in Rhone:Drôme (26) France

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