The letters M, O and U of his name, placed on the facade, also fell; This is the first time such an accident has occurred since its founding in 1889
The windmill blades of the iconic cabaret Moulin Rougeone of the most famous monuments of Parisin the early hours of the morning of this Thursday 25th, three months before the French capital welcomes the Olympic Games and millions of visitors.
While the cause of the crash is not yet known, Moulin Rouge director Jean-Victor Clerico said there was no evidence of “sabotage” but that the crash was caused by a “technical problem.”
The letters M, O and U of his name, which are on the facade, also fell, but there were no injuries and there was no risk of another collapse of the building’s structure, firefighters said.
“It’s incredible,” said Exaucé, who didn’t want to give his last name AFP. The Moulin Rouge chef discovered the blades on the floor when he arrived on site around 8am local time.
The entrance to the plant was cordoned off Thursday morning, but the road was not blocked as a truck removed the collapsed elements, a reporter noted. AFP.
“It’s weird. It’s like cutting off the head of the Eiffel Tower. It hurts. I hope they fix it quickly,” he said AFP Daniel, 58, who passes by every day on his way to work.
This was reported by the owner company AFP that “this is the first time that an accident of this kind has occurred since the Moulin Rouge was founded on October 6, 1889.
Cancan Temple
Fortunately, this happened after closing time”, adds the company, according to which “every week the technical management of the cabaret checks the mechanism of the windmill blades and has not found any problems”.
“The place itself is monitored 24 hours a day, especially on the roof, with human presence. We already know that this is not sabotage, but obviously a technical problem,” Clerico told the press.
The only serious accident to happen to the World Cancan Temple was a fire caused by construction work in 1915, which forced it to close for nine years, according to the cabaret.
This property, which will celebrate its 135th anniversary on October 6, is located at the foot of the tourist hill of Montmartre, north of Paris, in the heart of the lively Pigalle district.
Synonymous with the wild Parisian nights of the Lido and its cancan dancers, it attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every day, who take photos in front of its facade.
Its shows of dancers in petticoats and ruffles, in the wake of legends such as La Goulue, la Môme Fromage, Nini Pattes en l’air and Mistinguett, have made this institution famous.
Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical film “Moulin Rouge”, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan Mc Gregor, strengthened his international interest.
The Moulin Rouge welcomes 600,000 spectators a year, with two shows a night, 365 days a year, and employs around 450 people.
Source: Terra
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