The building at twelve rue Chabanais stands as an unremarkable office facade today, yet behind these walls once operated the most luxurious brothel in Europe. Opening in eighteen seventy-eight, the establishment drew immense investment, totaling one point seven million francs to create a series of lavishly themed suites. Visitors could choose between rooms styled in Japanese, Moorish, or Louis the Sixteenth aesthetics.
Le Chabanais
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