Explore Bishop Castle, The 16-Story Mountain Palace Built By One Man
Ever since 1969, Jim Bishop has singlehandedly constructed Bishop’s Castle, which is the largest self-built palace in the United States — and may be the largest self-built architecture project in the entire world. Jim Bishop bought the land for Bishop Castle in 1959 when he was just 15 years old.Chris Waits/Flickr Bishop eventually began building the palace on the property as a one-room cabin for his growing family, but it soon became a larger venture.
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