Pigalle Square

Pigalle Square is located on the territory of the 9th arrondissement of Paris at the crossroads of Clichy Boulevard and Boulevard de Rocheshuare. The square received its name in honor of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigal.

Place Pigalle is a square where nightlife boils and rages: there is a huge number of cafes, concert halls, nightclubs, sex shops. Therefore, no one has any questions about the fact that it is here that the world-famous music hall Moulin Rouge and Le Divan Du Monde are located.

This is perhaps one of the few areas of Paris where you should not look for a cultural entertainment program during the day, but rather visit it at night. Confirmation of this is the presence of the Museum of Erotics (Musee d'Erotica), which is located on Boulevard Clichy, 72.

During World War II, soldiers descended on the square in search of strawberries, so the area was nicknamed “Pig Alley”.

But still, for those who are interested in the more cultural life of the square, the area located to the south of the square is recommended: there is retail trade in professional musical instruments. On the square was the studio of Toulouse-Lautrec, where the artists Picasso and Maurice Newmont were. Unsurpassed works of Salvador Dali can be seen in Montmartre on Espace Dali.