Brothels

thumb|Joachim Beuckelaer, Brothel, 1562 thumb|right|The Pascha (brothel)|Pascha brothel in [[Cologne, Germany, is the largest brothel in Europe. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the poster had the Saudi Arabian flag and Iranian flag blacked out after protests and threats.]] A brothel, strumpet house, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. For legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub parlors, studios, or by s

thumb|right|280px|The Lupanar at VII, 12, 18–20. Vico del Lupanare is on the right. Vico del Balcone is to the left.

thumb|right|A in Tokyo, 1872

brothels in Nazi concentration camps

building of Don Soviet Republic, Russia

oldest bastion of prostitution in Brazil and one of the most famous prostitution areas in the city of Rio de Janeiro

thumb | right | alt=alt=Refer to caption | Red light district in Frankfurt, Germany at crossroads Elbestrasse / Niddastrasse. A laufhaus is a building with apartments that sex workers can rent and use as their base of operation. Laufhauses are very popular types of brothels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. When translated, "laufhaus" means running-house, where lauf means to run and haus stands for house. The women who work in laufhauses are allowed to stay and sleep there even when they are not working.