Brothels

A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. In some places, brothels are legal, and in many countries, places such as massage parlor are allowed to function as brothels, with varying degrees of regulation and repression. Depending on zoning, brothels may be confined to special red-light districts or 'tolerance zones'.

18th century illustration of Sally Salisbury stabbing a client in a brothel.

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• If they don't like the brothels, they needn't go to them.
  • Charles II of England

• In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel.
  • Ben Hecht

• I once invested in a whorehouse, I made a fortune on that place.
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm