The Moulin Rouge celebrates 130 years

Le Moulin Rouge

Source: Flickr: Moulin Rouge

With 130 years on the clock, the Moulin Rouge has become an emblematic place of the capital. Let's have a look back at the origins of this Parisian landmark, a great inspiration from Toulouse-Lautrec, where "La Goulue" or "Le Pétomane" took place, a return to the history of this place with Dr. Will Visconti, specialist and historian of Paris in the 19th century, at the University of Sydney.



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