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Barbary Tower (Detail of the Ideal Palace)
Ferdinand Cheval1879/1912
Postman Cheval's Ideal Palace
Hauterives, France
The inspiration for this oriental architecture came from the many articles Postman Cheval read in magazines such as La Vie Illustrée and Le Magasin Pittoresque, as well as the postcards they began to distribute in the late 19th century.
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- Title: Barbary Tower (Detail of the Ideal Palace)
- Creator: Ferdinand Cheval
- Date Created: 1879/1912
- Subject Keywords: travel, stair, palm tree
- Type: Architecture
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