Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th
arrondissement. It is primarily known for its artistic history, the white-domed
Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit, and as a nightclub district.
We reached the place by metro, Pigalle line!
By the 19th century, the butte was famous for its cafés,
guinguettes with public dancing, and cabarets. Le Chat Noir at 84 boulevard de
Rochechouart was founded in 1881 by Rodolphe Salis, and became a popular haunt
for writers and poets. The Moulin Rouge at 94 boulevard de Clichy was founded
in 1889 by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler; it became the birthplace of the
French cancan.
Near the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the twentieth, during the Belle Époque, many artists had studios or worked in or around Montmartre, including Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Suzanne Valadon, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, and Vincent van Gogh.
The Basilica of the Sacré Cœur was built on Montmartre
from 1876 to 1919, financed by public subscription as a gesture of expiation
for the suffering of the city during the Franco-Prussian War and the 1871 Paris
Commune. Its white dome is a highly visible landmark in the city, and near it
artists set up their easels each day amidst the tables and colorful umbrellas
of the place du Tertre.
a good day always ended with a good meal...
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