The American father and son building a Gothic folly in France

A 94-year-old American man is fulfilling a dream by building a Gothic-inspired edifice in the heart of the French countryside.

Donald Russell, who is a retired palaeontologist, taught himself stone-carving as well as the principles of 13th century Gothic architecture – and gradually his masterwork is emerging from the Burgundy hills.

2 October 2021

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