8 Eerie Works Of Architecture

If you wanted to see as many cultural and religious architectural styles as possible but only had a short time to live, you're in luck because there is in fact a building that not only combines all sorts of influences but also makes you truly grasp the frailty of human life.

One of the most fascinating things about the Palais Idéal, or Ideal Palace (French is really easy), is the man who built it, Ferdinand Cheval. Cheval was a postman (you can tell because the structure is truly postal) and on his long rural route collected rocks for his palace whose conception came to him in a dream, all very sane. His work expanded from rocks to wire and concrete and after 33 years he had completed his masterpiece, on his own, in 1912.

It should be noted that Cheval wanted to be entombed in the palace upon his death, but when the French government denied his request he spent another 8 years creating the equally eerie “Tomb of Silence and Eternal Rest” for him and his wife. No word on how the wife felt about this arrangement.