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Place Pigalle

American  
[plas pee-gal] / plas piˈgal /

noun

  1. a square in Paris, France: noted for its night clubs.


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Our paths crossed for the last time in October 2022 at Place Pigalle at Pike Place Market.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

But watch as Melville’s hand-held camera trails Bob in his trench coat and fedora, or follows a garbage truck around the Place Pigalle like a ball in a roulette wheel.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2020

Does Montmartre begin at the bottom of its steep rise, or in the Place Pigalle?

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2010

Informal G.I. markets have sprung up around the Arc de Triomphe, in the Place Pigalle, under the Eiffel Tower, in bistros, restaurants, around jeeps pausing in traffic jams.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beyond the clamorous glitter of the Place Pigalle, with its garish entertainment halls and all-night restaurants, there is a dark, narrow, winding lane ascending steeply to the great white sentinel church on the heights.

From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max

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