The American father and son building a Gothic folly in France - BBC News
- 3 years ago
Donald Russell, a 94-year-old American man, is fulfilling a dream by building a Gothic-inspired edifice in the heart of the French countryside with his son.
Mr Russell taught himself stone-carving as well as the principles of 13th century Gothic architecture – and gradually his masterwork is emerging from the Burgundy hills.
Mr Russell taught himself stone-carving as well as the principles of 13th century Gothic architecture – and gradually his masterwork is emerging from the Burgundy hills.