Brothel

For other uses, see Brothel (disambiguation).
"Whorehouse" redirects here. For the Beavis and Butt-Head episode, see Whorehouse (Beavis and Butt-Head episode).
Joachim Beuckelaer, Brothel, 1562
The Pascha brothel in Cologne, Germany, is the largest brothel in Europe.[1] During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the poster had the Saudi Arabian flag and Iranian flag blacked out after protests and threats.

A brothel, bordello, bawdy house, ranch,[2] house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.[3] However, for legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub parlours, studios, or by some other description. Sex work in a brothel is considered safer than street prostitution.[4]

  1. ^ Frasch, Timo (June 8, 2006). "Die Welt zu Gast bei Freundinnen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania on October 8, 1883 · Page 1". Newspapers.com. 8 October 1883. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ "Definition of BROTHEL". www.merriam-webster.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ^ Carroll 2015, p. 492.