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Inside the Paris Brothels of the Belle Époque

Posted on December 11, 2012 by MessyNessy

Behind the number 12, rue Chabanais, a typical building on a typical back street not far from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, used to be one of the most notorious and prestigious bordellos of the golden era. Today, it’s an apartment building, but just across the road at number 11, an inconspicuous little boutique [...]

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