Moulin Rouge
The Moulin Rouge opens in 1889, the same year as the Exposition Universelle and the opening of the Eiffel Tower, and it quickly became one of Paris’s most famous cabarets. Its name means “Red Windmill,” a nod to the windmill silhouette that still crowns the building and to the lively, slightly theatrical energy that made this corner of the city famous. The venue was founded by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, and it became closely tied to the can-can, a dance that turned acrobatic kicks and flashing skirts into a Paris signature. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured that world in posters and paintings at the end of the 19th century, giving the cabaret an image that travelled far beyond Paris. Today, the Moulin Rouge still anchors Boulevard de Clichy, where the red windmill marks one of the city’s best-known nightlife addresses, and the nearby streets still carry the legacy of the Belle Époque.
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