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With Figaro noticed Thursday morning that the wings of the famous cabaret in the north of the capital were on the ground. No injuries were reported, according to firefighters.
The wings of the Moulin Rouge are on the ground. During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the emblematic blades of the cabaret located in Pigalle, in the north of Paris, fell in front of the establishment, noticed With Figaro. The wings scratched the sign as they passed, taking the first three letters with them as they fell. “MOU”.
The wings fell off shortly before two in the morning. “Following climatic conditions and possible decay, the wings of the Moulin Rouge building fell onto the public highway”, police said Thursday morning. No injuries were reported, however “Two people who were present at the scene at the time of the incident are still in shock”.
No malicious action
Made of wood and aluminum, the wings of Parisian cabarets were renovated 20 years ago to make them lighter. Organization takes care “maintain the wings every month and check their condition”, Jean-Victor Clerico, general director of the Moulin Rouge, told the press. The reasons for this drop are currently unknown. “We know this is not a malicious act”specified the director, who suspected a technical problem.
After being cut, the wings of the Moulin Rouge that have fallen to the ground are loaded onto the back of a truck.
Elisabeth Pierson/Le Figaro
The only serious accident that happened in the world temple of cancan was a fire due to work in 1915, according to the cabaret, which was to be closed for nine years.
The famous establishment, which will celebrate its 135th anniversary on October 6, is located at the foot of the Montmartre hill and in the heart of the Pigalle district. Synonymous with the crazy Parisian nights with the Lido and the cancan dancers, it attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every day who take photos in front of its face with its animated wings.
on “brand”, the French cancan, who made this institution famous with his revues of dancers in patin and froufrou, in the footsteps of La Goulue, la Môme Fromage, Nini Pattes en l’air and Mistinguett. The Moulin Rouge welcomes 600,000 spectators a year, with two performances every evening, 365 days a year, and employs around 450 employees.
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