Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge (French for Red Windmill) is a cabaret built in 1889 by Josep Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. It is 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 red windmill on its roof. The Moulin Rouge is a tourist destination, offering 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 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... full article at wikipedia