The Moulin Rouge is distinguished by the large, red-painted windmill structure mounted on its facade above Boulevard de Clichy. Opened on October 6, 1889, by businessmen Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, the cabaret was designed to provide…
Pigalle Music and Neon
This walk traces Pigalle's evolution from a legendary 19th-century cabaret scene to a gritty, neon-lit modern nightlife and music district.
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1. Moulin Rouge
2. GUITARE COLLECTION
Guitare Collection occupies a storefront at number two Rue de Douai, identifiable by a selection of vintage instruments displayed behind its glass front. This shop specializes in collector-grade electric and acoustic guitars, basses, and…
3. Chez Moune
Chez Moune is recognizable by its black facade finished with a gold-edged border. Located at fifty-four rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, this building houses a space that began in nineteen thirty-six as the first cabaret in Europe designed for…
4. Villa de Guelma
The Villa de Guelma is a quiet, eighty-six-meter-long dead-end street that opens off the boulevard de Clichy. Unlike the bustling nightlife of the surrounding Pigalle district, this narrow passage is marked by its preserved old buildings…
5. Madame Arthur
Madame Arthur is easily identified by its bright red facade at seventy-five rue des Martyrs. Opened in nineteen forty-six by Marcel Wutsman, it established itself as the first transvestite cabaret in Paris. The name honors a…
6. La Cigale
La Cigale sits at one hundred and twenty Boulevard de Rochechouart, anchored by a distinctive, ornate facade that marks the entrance to this historic concert hall. Established in eighteen eighty-seven on the site of the former Boule Noire…
7. L'Élysée Montmartre
L'Élysée Montmartre sits on Boulevard de Rochechouart, marked by a white facade featuring four bays of scallop shells and mascarons under a curved pediment. A figure of a woman modeled in staff appears to step forward from a garland of…