One-Two-Two
Sign in to saveThe One-Two-Two was one of the most luxurious and illustrious brothels of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s. The name was taken from the address, 122 Rue de Provence, 8th arrondissement of Paris. The numbers were translated into English to ensure that foreign tourists would be able to find the brothel and as a password for French people.
Key facts
- Building.name
- One-Two-Two
- Building.image
- One-two-two, 122 rue de Provence, Paris 8e 2.jpg
- Building.caption
- The building in 2020
- Building.location
- Paris, France
- Building.address
- 122, Rue de Provence75008 Paris, France
- Building.pushpin_map
- Paris
- Building.map_caption
- Location in Paris
- Building.floor_count
- 7
- Building.architectural_style
- neoclassical
- Building.building_type
- Hôtel particulier
- Building.completion_date
- circa 1800
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The One-Two-Two was one of the most luxurious and illustrious brothels of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s. The name was taken from the address, 122 Rue de Provence, 8th arrondissement of Paris. The numbers were translated into English to ensure that foreign tourists would be able to find the brothel and as a password for French people.
Opened in 1924, the "One-Two-Two" closed its doors in 1946 when the prohibited brothels in France. The building is now used for various businesses.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “One-Two-Two” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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