Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge cabaret got its iconic red windmill back on Friday after it collapsed earlier this year.
A special ceremony that featured can-can dancing on the plaza outside marked the restoration of the windmill – an emblem of the surrounding Montmartre neighbourhood.
The mill’s huge sails and part of the cabaret’s illuminated sign crashed to the ground after a show in April due to a technical problem, according to its director.
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No one was hurt and the mayor of Paris’ 18th district said the structure was not in danger.
Pic: Reuters
Pic: Reuters
Pic: Reuters
The cabaret scrambled to repair the damage before the Olympic torch relay passes through the area on 15 July.
The windmill was first illuminated on 6 October 1889 at the opening of the Moulin Rouge. The cabaret is best known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance.
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The cabaret, which is marking its 135th anniversary this year, is a major tourist attraction and was the subject of the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film musical starring Nicole Kidman.
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A musical version of the film also debuted on Broadway in 2019 and opened on the West End in 2022.
More than 600,000 people visit the cabaret every year.
