When you think of the iconic Moulin Rouge in Paris, you think of cabaret shows, cancan, red plush and boas.
At night, the Moulin Rouge turns the entire street red. With spinning blades, it beckons visitors inside for a dinner show, where champagne flows profusely and many great artists have performed.
It's a phenomenon. It is bohemian. It's decadent. And the guests are no less so. Everyone needs to see it. For the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Moulin Rouge closed for one evening in 1981. Almost 100 years before that, in 1890, Edward VII had also been there the year after it opened.  
This photo captures the mystique surrounding the Moulin Rouge; it does not give a glimpse of what goes on inside, but it does show its appeal.
                                
 
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