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20 August 1785. Paris. Nationality. French. Known for. Sculpture. Movement. Baroque, Neo-classicism. Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist piɡal]; 26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785 [1]) was a French sculptor whose work was influenced by both baroque and neo-classical trends.
Pigalle, Paris. Coordinates: 48°52′56.20″N 2°20′14.50″E. Entrance to the Paris metro in Pigalle. Pigalle ( French pronunciation: [piɡal]) is an area in Paris, France, around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th [1] and the 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785).
New Moon was a Parisian nightclub, located at 66 Rue Pigalle (now Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle) in the Place Pigalle, that started in the late 19th-century as a headquarters for Impressionist artists. In the 20th century, it became a jazz club and then a lesbian cabaret , before converting to a well-known alternative rock club in the 1980s.
Pigalle. Coordinates. 48°52′55.8″N 2°20′14.2″E. / 48.882167°N 2.337278°E / 48.882167; 2.337278. The Place Pigalle is a public square located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, [1] between the Boulevard de Clichy and the Boulevard de Rochechouart, near Sacré-Cœur, at the foot of the Montmartre hill.
In 1962, the Peppermint Lounge in New York City became popular and is the place where go-go dancing originated. Sybil Burton opened the "Arthur" discothèque in 1965 on East 54th Street in Manhattan on the site of the old El Morocco nightclub and it became the first, foremost, and hottest disco in New York City through 1969. [36]
High Line. / 40.7480°N 74.0047°W / 40.7480; -74.0047. The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller ...
The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. The boroughs are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York: The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens ...
Greenwich Village, [ pron 1] or simply the Village, is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village also contains several subsections, including the West Village west of Seventh ...