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Originally from France, Thibault Fornier, 55, and his business partner Jean-Koala, 28, have graduated in The Last 10 Years building a "Tudor", complete with turrets and battlements, on The Outskirts of Burkina Faso 's capital, Ouagadougou.

Hamerkop Manor is loosely based on Hampton Court Palace, Henry Viii 's residence, on The Outskirts of London.

do not pour tea from a Victorian style tea set, as he explains why he built it, Mr. Fournier Says : "I love the Royal Family , all of them, but I love The Queen .

"I see them as the guardians of Western civilization. I Am convinced that, after The Queen is gone, Western civilization will disappear with her. "

Tibault Fornier has lived in West Africa since the 1980s,

Mr. Fornier a passion for all things British, after he went to the UK on a language exchange program at the Age Of 15 years.

"I Like the English Lifestyle - English cars, architecture mag. I even bought a Rolls Royce, on the same day I bought this land," he Says .

The Frenchman Says he loves "the English Lifestyle "

Since moving to West Africa in the 1980s, he worked in the creative side of the advertising in three former French colonies - Burkina Faso , ivory coast and Senegal , and has a lot of The Money that he deserves in the design of the Hamerkop, which is always a more, he Says .

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In a corner of The Garden , workers from the village and built a canopy for pet turtles and can be viewed in The Process of building a replica of the famous London Tower Bridge , from the animals.

The Windsor club

Mr Koala, a Burkini, Mr. Fornier business partners in 2012, after he began working as a labourer on the construction of the Hamerkop.

"For the construction of The Castle , I had a hand in almost everything," Mr Koala.

"I was the supervisor and The Site manager. Now, that is the largest part of The Building built in, I'm the chef of The Kitchen and manage The Bar ," he adds.

Jean-Koala serves French dishes for guests

Mr Koala an important role Hamerkop has played in turning it into a business. To cover the cost of the ongoing construction, it is now run as a private members club called "The Windsors ".

As a chef, Mr Koala, seven-course serving menus for the guests, even though he has a French menu, but as British.

Almost every other aspect of the Hamerkop has a distinctly British flavour, such as the 12m (39ft) castle turrets and a thatched roof Tudor cottage. There are smaller pieces of memorabilia are to.

On the windowsill in The Kitchen , is a sealed glass-commemorative-jam of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding. Paintings and sketches of various members of the Royal Family of Windsor can be found, dotted about the walls in many rooms.

A local Artist , The Sculpture of the deer

much of the furniture is imported from Europe and has a very British atmosphere.

A life-sized metal sculpture of a deer, by a Burkinabe Artist , stands in the hallway greeting the guests.

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There are also symbols of mortality and death in the whole of the Hamerkop. It is a small chapel filled with Catholic icons, what Mr. Fornier Says , was made to commemorate loved ones who have died, especially His Mother .

Above the fireplace in the Living Room , hangs a reproduction of Arnold Böcklin, the Painting Isle of The Dead .

On the windowsill there is a Statue of The Crucifixion surrounded by the elements, the spikes are traditionally associated with witchcraft in Burkina Faso to The Hand of a monkey, a turtle shell and porcupine erect inside the bell jars. is

Thibault Fornier works in the advertising industry,

"I'm trying to show The Link between the religions here. Because someone has faith in The Hand of a monkey, we call him an animist. For me all religions are the same. We all believe in a higher being," Mr. Fornier Says .

"I'm a Christian, but I Am especially fascinated by the [Catholic] funeral ceremonies," he adds.

'Golden cage'

Some visitors to suspect that the Hamerkop can feel Like an unpleasant throwback to a colonial era, but Mr. Fournier pointed out that it is well integrated with people in The Local village.

"I can eat and drink with them. I Like a villager here," he Says .

Thibault Fornier can't imagine a life without his home in Burkina Faso

on the question of The Future of the Hamerkop, he replies: "I can't do Anything Else , except continue to.

"If someone comes to buy these instead of 500 m Swiss francs ($827,400; £669,000), we can sell it, but what do we do with The Money ?

"We start building again. It is a Golden cage. Are we doomed to continue. "

He Says that after he is gone, his partner and his children is hardly more running, Hamerkop.

"I Think [it] will crumble, but people will still be in 30 or 50 Years .

"you see The Ruins and Think - a kind of madness, here there Once was. "

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Source of news: bbc.com