Jim Bishop has been hard at work on an elaborate medieval castle on a remote mountain in the Colorado Rockies for the past quarter century. Bishop Castle is, in Bishop's words, "The world's biggest -- with the help of God -- one-man physical project, always open free to the public. A place of liberty, freedom, and justice. The poor man's Disneyland."

Bishop Castle has (or will have) waterfalls, wishing wells, fountains, wrought-iron gates, a wrought-iron-and-glass scenic elevator, a gravity-belt escalator, a fire-breathing dragon -- and more. It was inspired by Bishop’s awe of the Colorado Rockies. After putting $450 on the piece of property at the age of fifteen, Bishop began working . . . and working . . . and working. The project continues to this day.

Producer: David Isay / Mix engineer: Caryl Wheeler / Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Photograph by Harvey Wang.

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		Holding On, a book with an oral history based on this documentary
		The Bishop Castle Web site
		Photos of Bishop Castle, taken by a fan

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