The Economic Times

In 1879, a French postman Ferdinand Cheval stumbled over an unusually shaped stone; 33 years later, he had built a palace in his vegetable garden

Ferdinand Chevals work was not immediately treated as a major artistic achievement. His creation existed outside conventional architectural movements, and he was an outsider to the established art world. Yet the Ideal Palace eventually attracted attention from influential artists, particularly figures associated with Surrealism.