Bijou is a French word meaning 'jewel', often loosely applied to buildings to mean small and elegant. It may also refer to:

Buildings

* Bijou Palace, also known as the

Al-Gawhara Palace Al-Gawhara Palace ( ''Qaṣr al-Gawhara''), also known as Bijou Palace, is a palace and museum in Cairo, Egypt. The palace is situated south of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the Cairo Citadel. It was commissioned by Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Muhammad ...

, a palace in Cairo, Egypt *

Bijou Theatre (Manhattan, 1878) The Bijou Theatre was a former Broadway theater in New York City that opened in 1878 as Theatre Brighton and was demolished in 1915. It also served as an opera house and silent movie venue throughout its history. History Located at 1239 Bro ...

, former Broadway theater in New York City *

Bijou Theatre (Manhattan, 1917) The Bijou Theatre was a former Broadway theater in New York City that opened in 1917 and was demolished in 1982. It was built by the Shubert family in 1917 at 209 West 45th Street, and was the smallest of the houses they operated with a capaci ...

, former Broadway theater in New York City *

Bijou Theatre (Boston) __NOTOC__ The Bijou Theatre (1882–1943) in Boston, Massachusetts, occupied the second floor of 545 Washington Street near today's Theatre District. Architect George Wetherell designed the space, described by a contemporary reviewer as "dainty ...

, Massachusetts * Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, Tennessee) *

Bijou Theatre, Melbourne The first theatre on the site at 217-223 Bourke Street, Melbourne was the Victorian Academy of Music, built for Samuel Aarons, which opened with a performance by Ilma de Murska on 6 November 1876. Seating about 1600, it was designed by Reed & B ...

, Australia * Bijou Theatre Building, Marinette, Wisconsin *

Bijou Theater (Chicago) The Bijou Theater (also referred to as The Bijou) was an adult theater and sex club for gay men located at 1349 N Wells Street in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood. Opened in 1970 by Steven Toushin, the Bijou Theater was the longest-running gay a ...

, Illinois * Royal Bijou Theatre, a former theatre in Paignton, Devon, England

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Bijou, a character in the South Korean manhwa series '' Ragnarok'' *Andréia Bijou, a character in the Brazilian telenovela ''

Duas Caras ''Duas Caras'' (English: ''Two Faces'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 1 October 2007 to 31 May 2008, replacing '' Paraíso Tropical'' and followed by '' A Favorita''. It is created by Aguinaldo Silva and dire ...

'' *Bijou, a character in the American war film ''

Passage to Marseille ''Passage to Marseille'', also known as ''Message to Marseille'', is a 1944 American war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt (screenwriter), Jack Moffitt from the novel ...

'' * Bijou, a hamster in the Japanese anime series ''

Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōgaku Ninensei'' (''Second Grade'') magazine in April ...

'' * Bijou, a fish in the American television series ''

FishCenter Live ''FishCenter Live'' (also shortened to ''FishCenter'' or ''FC Live'' or just ''FCL'') is a discontinued American talk show created by Mike Lazzo and hosted by Dave Bonawits, Andrew Choe, Matt Harrigan, Christina Loranger, and Max Simonet. It ...

Film and television

* ''Bijou'' (film), a 1972 American film directed by Wakefield Poole

Music

*''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''

People

* Bijou Heron (1863–1937), American stage actress * Bijou Fernandez (1877–1961), American stage and silent film actress *

Bijou Phillips Bijou Mary Phillips Masterson (born April 1, 1980) is an American model, socialite, former actress and singer. The daughter of musicians John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte, she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut wit ...

(born 1980), American actress, model, and singer * Sidney W. Bijou (1908–2009), American child psychologist *

Jude Bijou Jude Bijou (born 1946 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a licensed psychotherapist, lecturer, and multi-award winning author of '' Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life'' (Riviera Press, Revised November 2011). Her approach to u ...

(born 1946), American licensed psychotherapist, lecturer, and multi-award winning author *

Bijou (footballer) Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal. Club career Bijou was born in Praia. After being s ...

(born 1986), Cape Verdean former footballer *

Bijou (DJ) Benjamin Dorman (born 25 April 1990), known professionally as BIJOU, is an American record producer and DJ. Bijou produces ghetto house music, and is an Insomniac artist. Personal life Bijou grew up in Tempe, Arizona, attending Marcos de Ni ...

, American record producer, and DJ *

Bijou Thaangjam Bijou Thaangjam (born Thangjam Biju Singh) is an Indian actor, lyricist, art director, chef and entrepreneur. He is of Meitei descent originally from Imphal, Manipur. He was one of the contestants on the reality cooking competition MasterChef ...

, Indian actor, lyricist, art director, chef, and entrepreneur

Places

Bijou, California Bijou (formerly, Taylors Landing and Taylor's Landing) is a former unincorporated community now incorporated in South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. It lies at an elevation of 6243 feet (1903 m). The place was founded in 1864 by Al ...

, a town in South Lake Tahoe *

Bijou Geyser Bijou Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Eruptions Bijou erupts nearly continuously reaching a height of . At times, the water fountain turns to a steam phase when Bijou emits a column ...

, in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone *

Bijou Hills, South Dakota Bijou Hills () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. As of 2020 census, The population was 2, down from 6 in 2010. The CDP is located in southern Brule County, at the south base ...

, a census-designated place *

Bijou Park, California Bijou Park is a former unincorporated community now incorporated in South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pac ...

, a town in South Lake Tahoe * A main downtown artery in

Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ...

Other uses

Bijou (cocktail) A bijou is a mixed alcoholic drink composed of gin, vermouth, and Chartreuse. This cocktail was invented by Harry Johnson, "the father of professional bartending", who called it ''bijou'' because it combined the colors of three jewels: gin for d ...

, a gin-based cocktail *

Bijou (jewellery) A bijou (plural: bijoux) from the French bijou (pl. bijoux) is an intricate jewellery piece incorporated into clothing, or worn by itself on the body. Use Besides its decorative function, a bijou serves as a signalling theory, signal for many ot ...

, small pieces of valuable or costume jewellery *

Citroën Bijou The Citroën Bijou is a small coupé manufactured by Citroën at the premises they had occupied since 1925 in Slough, England. The Bijou was assembled from 1959 until 1964. It was based on the same platform chassis as the Citroën 2CV, sharing its ...

, a coupé car manufactured by Citroën * Bijou bottle, a small

vial A vial (also known as a phial or flacon) is a small glass or plastic vessel or bottle, often used to store medication in the form of liquids, powders, or capsules. They can also be used as scientific sample vessels; for instance, in autosam ...

used in laboratories