▲ 126 ▼ One person built this entire building by hand, and it took him 33 years. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by time2lose@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 16 points 1 month ago (8 children) Ouch, no link? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] otto_kartoffelsaft@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 month ago* (2 children) Looks like Le Palais idéal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sergio@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago Really interesting story. Just before his death, Cheval received recognition from figures including André Breton, Robert Doisneau, and Pablo Picasso.[10] His work is commemorated in an essay by Anaïs Nin. In 1932, the German artist Max Ernst created a collage titled The Postman Cheval. ... In 1969, André Malraux, the minister of Culture, declared the Palais a cultural landmark and had it officially protected. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ornithopiccoloelastibus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* It is. Built by a postman called Mr Cheval (means "horse") who picked up stones each day while delivering mail by foot, then went crazy about building this. The guy was persevering for sure. Truly unique "palace" indeed, you won't see that anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (4 children) Too much to ask from the Reddit repost bots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -5 points 1 month ago (3 children) not that I would care either way even if I would really be a bot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Of course not, why care about posting quality content? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child) reddit agents be complaining about quality content, ofc they would rather there be no-content on lemmy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago You need to mature past black and white thinking, it’s very limiting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otto_kartoffelsaft@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 month ago* (2 children) Looks like Le Palais idéal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sergio@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago Really interesting story. Just before his death, Cheval received recognition from figures including André Breton, Robert Doisneau, and Pablo Picasso.[10] His work is commemorated in an essay by Anaïs Nin. In 1932, the German artist Max Ernst created a collage titled The Postman Cheval. ... In 1969, André Malraux, the minister of Culture, declared the Palais a cultural landmark and had it officially protected. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ornithopiccoloelastibus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* It is. Built by a postman called Mr Cheval (means "horse") who picked up stones each day while delivering mail by foot, then went crazy about building this. The guy was persevering for sure. Truly unique "palace" indeed, you won't see that anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sergio@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago Really interesting story. Just before his death, Cheval received recognition from figures including André Breton, Robert Doisneau, and Pablo Picasso.[10] His work is commemorated in an essay by Anaïs Nin. In 1932, the German artist Max Ernst created a collage titled The Postman Cheval. ... In 1969, André Malraux, the minister of Culture, declared the Palais a cultural landmark and had it officially protected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ornithopiccoloelastibus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* It is. Built by a postman called Mr Cheval (means "horse") who picked up stones each day while delivering mail by foot, then went crazy about building this. The guy was persevering for sure. Truly unique "palace" indeed, you won't see that anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (4 children) Too much to ask from the Reddit repost bots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -5 points 1 month ago (3 children) not that I would care either way even if I would really be a bot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Of course not, why care about posting quality content? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child) reddit agents be complaining about quality content, ofc they would rather there be no-content on lemmy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago You need to mature past black and white thinking, it’s very limiting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -5 points 1 month ago (3 children) not that I would care either way even if I would really be a bot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Of course not, why care about posting quality content? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child) reddit agents be complaining about quality content, ofc they would rather there be no-content on lemmy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago You need to mature past black and white thinking, it’s very limiting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Of course not, why care about posting quality content? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child) reddit agents be complaining about quality content, ofc they would rather there be no-content on lemmy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago You need to mature past black and white thinking, it’s very limiting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] time2lose@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child) reddit agents be complaining about quality content, ofc they would rather there be no-content on lemmy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago You need to mature past black and white thinking, it’s very limiting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago You need to mature past black and white thinking, it’s very limiting. permalink fedilink source parent
