Moulin Rouge restores windmills after collapse
The sails at the Paris landmark collapsed earlier this year.
Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge cabaret got its red windmill back on Friday during a special ceremony that featured can-can dancing on the plaza outside.
The mill’s huge sails, an emblem of the surrounding Montmartre neighbourhood, collapsed after a show earlier this year.
Part of the cabaret’s illuminated sign also crashed to the ground as a result of what its director called a technical problem.
The Moulin Rouge scrambled to repair the damage before the Olympic torch relay passes through the area on July 15.
The windmill was first illuminated on October 6 1889 at the opening of the Moulin Rouge.
The cabaret, marking its 135th anniversary this year, is a major tourist attraction and was celebrated in the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film musical starring Nicole Kidman.
Cabaret management says its performers represent 18 nationalities and it receives 600,000 spectators a year.
