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Bijou is a French word meaning jewel, often loosely applied to buildings to mean small and elegant, luxurious (OED). It may also refer to:
Buildings[edit]
- Bijou Palace, also known as the Al-Gawhara Palace, a palace in Cairo, Egypt
- Bijou Theatre (Manhattan), two former Broadway theaters in New York City
- Bijou Theatre (Boston), Boston, Massachusetts
- Bijou Theatre (Knoxville), Knoxville, Tennessee
- Bijou Theatre, in Cleveland, Ohio; now known as the Agora Theatre and Ballroom
- Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
- Bijou Theatre Building, Marinette, Wisconsin
- Bijou Theater (Chicago), Illinois
- Royal Bijou Theatre, a former theatre in Paignton, Devon, England
Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
Fictional characters[edit]
- Bijou, a character in the South Korean manhwa series Ragnarok
- Andréia Bijou, a character in the Brazilian telenovela Duas Caras
- Bijou, a character in the American war film Passage to Marseille
- Bijou, a hamster in the Japanese anime series Hamtaro
- Bijou, a fish in the American television series FishCenter Live
Film and television[edit]
- Bijou (film), a 1972 American film directed by Wakefield Poole
- Matinee at the Bijou, an American television series on PBS
Music[edit]
- Bijou is the title of the fourth track on the 1960 album The Hottest New Group in Jazz by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- Bijou (album), a 1975 live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp
- "Bijou" (Queen song), song by Queen from the 1991 album Innuendo
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
- Le Bijou de la reine, an 1855 play written by Alexandre Dumas fils
- The Basque and Bijou, one of the 15 short stories in Anaïs Nin's book Delta of Venus
- Bijou Funnies, an underground comic edited by Jay Lynch
- Bijou d'Inde (1993–2010), British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
People[edit]
- Bijou Heron (1863–1937), American stage actress
- Bijou Fernandez (1877–1961), American stage and silent film actress
- Bijou Phillips (born 1980), American actress, model, and singer
- Sidney W. Bijou (1908–2009), American child psychologist
- Jude Bijou (born 1946), American licensed psychotherapist, lecturer, and multi-award winning author
- Bijou (footballer) (born 1986), Cape Verdean former footballer
- Bijou Thaangjam, Indian actor, lyricist, art director, chef, and entrepreneur
Places[edit]
- Bijou, California, a town in South Lake Tahoe
- Bijou Geyser, in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
- Bijou Hills, South Dakota, a census-designated place
- Bijou Park, California, a town in South Lake Tahoe
- A main downtown artery in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Other uses[edit]
- Bijou (cocktail), a gin-based cocktail
- Bijou (jewellery), small pieces of valuable or costume jewellery
- Citroën Bijou, a coupé car manufactured by Citroën
- Bijou bottle, a small vial used in laboratories
See also[edit]
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