Nek Chand Turned Broken Crockery and City Waste Into Chandigarh’s Rock Garden
Road inspector Nek Chand began a secret sculpture garden in 1957. Broken crockery, bangles, and city waste became Chandigarh’s celebrated Rock Garden.
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A French Postman Spent 33 Years Building an Ideal Palace From Stones He Collected
Postman Ferdinand Cheval began his Palais Idéal after finding an unusual stone in 1879. He spent 33 years turning collected stones into a monument.