Rural postman Ferdinand Cheval collected stones in a wheelbarrow during his 18-mile post route . The stone was used to build the first church at Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône and it is thought that this may have been built by local villagers as they were not allowed to use any The whimsical 24 metre palace is adorned in fanciful statues resembling ostriches , elephants and bears .
Rural postman Ferdinand Cheval collected stones in a wheelbarrow during his 18-mile post route . Le Palais idéal still stands in Hauterives in France , 100 years after it was finished in 1912 . The whimsical 24 metre palace is adorned in fanciful statues resembling ostriches , elephants and bears .