Paris’ Moulin Rouge cabaret club in France lost the sails of its historic windmill — a symbol almost as iconic to the City of Lights as the Eiffel Tower — overnight Wednesday.

Moulin Rouge has been a fixture of Paris's nightlife for more than 100 years. ... Lautrec’s big break came in 1891 when Charles Zidler, manager of the Moulin Rouge, asked him to design a poster.

The Moulin Rouge, founded in 1889, became a global symbol of end-of-the-century Parisian culture, its famed can-can dancers widely depicted in paintings by avant-garde artists.