Given its iconic reputation, you probably know a thing or two about the Moulin Rouge.
So, sit back and enjoy the show as we spotlight the cabaret’s fascinating history.
Here, members of all Parisian social classes mixed, setting the scene for the cabaret’s wild popularity.
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Every night, guests would pour into the club, tempted by an offering of bubbly and a show.
In the 18th century, several windmills inhabited the village.
Years later, they were converted intoguinguettes,or drinking establishments.
The Moulin Rouge in 1914 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
With this in mind, it is likely that Oller and Zidler aimed to keep Montmartre’smoulin-basedguinguettetradition alive.
In 1921, the Moulin Rouge reopened to the public under new ownership.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, “Moulin Rouge: La Goulue,” 1891 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Postcard from 1936 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
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