Moulin Rouge travel guide

Moulin Rouge (French for Red Windmill) is a traditional cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Situated near Montmartre in the Paris red-light district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is recognized by the facsimile of a large red windmill on its roof.
Over the past hundred years, the Moulin Rouge has remained a popular tourist destination, offers musical dance entertainment for adult visitors from around the world. Much of the romance from turn-of-the-century France is still present in the club's decor.
Notable performers at the Moulin Rouge have included La Goulue, Josephine Baker, Frank Sinatra, Yvette Guilbert, Jane Avril, Mistinguett, Le Pétomane, Édith Piaf and others. The Moulin Rouge was also the subject of paintings by post-impressionist painter Toulouse Lautrec.
Moulin Rouge was also the title of a book by Pierre La Mure, which was adapted as a 1952 film called Moulin Rouge, starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa-Zsa Gabor. Several other films have had the same title, including 2001's Moulin Rouge!, starring Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. Both the 1952 and 2001 films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. (...) more....

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