The century-old history of the main cabaret of the world "Moulin Rouge" in photos

In Paris, at the foot of Montmartre, on October 6, 1889, the Moulin Rouge night cabaret received its first visitors. This year, entrepreneurs Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler bought a dilapidated dance hall "The White Queen" in the disadvantaged Parisian district of Pigalle. They completely restored the room and put a bright red windmill on the roof. So there was a new cabaret "Moulin Rouge", which continues to amuse Parisians and guests of the capital for more than 100 years and is famous all over the world for its provocative can-can and seething atmosphere.

The cabaret attracted a wide variety of audiences, including such famous artists as the post-impressionist artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who went to the Moulin Rouge daily and even painted inside the cabaret. The Moulin Rouge dancers themselves became celebrities. For example, Mistanguet was at one time the highest paid dancer in the world, whose legs were insured for 500,000 francs.

In 1900, the owners of the Moulin Rouge purchased a huge wooden elephant and placed it in the cabaret garden. They installed a spiral staircase leading to the belly of the elephant, in which private dances took place. 1890. Around 1895.

In 1900, the owners of the Moulin Rouge purchased a huge wooden elephant and placed it in the cabaret garden. They installed a spiral staircase leading to the belly of the elephant, in which private dances took place.

1890.

Around 1895.

Circa 1915 — American sailors visit the Moulin Rouge during the First World War. In 1915, the cabaret burned down, but was restored and reopened to the public in 1921.

1924 — dancers Gertrude Hoffman (The Hoffman Girls) backstage before the performance.

1930 — dancers in the dressing room.

1926 — Edmonde Guydens dances at the Moulin Rouge.

1929.

1927.

1928.

Circa 1930 — the Moulin Rouge dancers rehearse in the Bois de Boulogne.

1929 — the Moulin Rouge dancers visit the Eiffel Tower.

1932.

1932.

1932.

1932.

August 8, 1940 — German soldiers occupying Paris drive past the Moulin Rouge. During the occupation, the cabaret was considered a must-visit place for German soldiers.

1940 — German soldiers talk to French women.

1980.

1985.

1998.

November 7, 2014 — the Moulin Rouge dancers are trying to get into the Guinness Book of Records, setting a world record for the number of synchronized foot strokes in 30 seconds.

July 9, 2015.