MADAME TUSSAUDS
London
Madame Tussauds is a
world famous waxworks
museum, which is
situated in London.
The museum has its
branches in a
number of major cities of
the world.
IN AMSTERDAM
IN BERLIN
IN NEW-YORK
This is Madame Tussaud.
Marie Tussaud was a French artist known for her wax
sculptures.
She was born in France in the 18th century.
Her Farther, a soldier, was killed in the Seven Year’s War
just two Months before Marie was born.
Her mother was a housekeeper for Dr. Phillippe Curtius,
who was a physician skilled in wax modelling.
Curtius taught Marie the art of wax modelling.
She started to work for him and showed a lot of talent.
During the French Revolution, Marie made death masks
of royalty and decapitated revolutionaries.
When Curtius died in 1794, he left his collection of
waxworks to Marie.
In 1802 Marie Tussaud went to London together with her
husband.
She traveled with her collection throughout Great Britain
and Ireland.
She established her first permanent exhibition in Baker
Street in 1835.
Madame Tussaud died in 1850, but her descendants kept
her vision alive.
In 1884, Madame Tussaud’s grandson moved the wax
museum to its current location on Marylebone Road.
In the 1990s, and in the 21st century Madame Tussauds
London unveiled a series of special displays.
Now Madame Tussaud’s wax museum is
one of the major tourist attractions in
London.
Here you can meet great characters of
history and art. Here actors, film stars,
pop-singers and sportsmen come face to
face with famous politicians.
There are 14 zones, over 300 wax
figures there.
Let us just look.
Party
join the world’s most
famous stars like Kate
Winslet, Colin Firth
and Dame Helen
Mirren, Brad Pitt,
Leonardo Dicaprio,
George Clooney.
Meet stars old and
new.
Film
Madame Tussauds gives
celebrity seekers from all
over the world the chance
to mix with Hollywood and
Bollywood’s most loved
stars at a glittering film
premiere. You can meet
them all, from Marilyn
Monroe to Charlie Chaplin.
Indiana Jones is waiting to
be discovered and even
Arnie is there as the
Terminator to make sure
you’ll ‘be back’.
Royals
No visit to London would be
complete without an
audience with the Queen.
You’ll not just meet the
reigning monarch, but
Charles and Camilla, as
well as the dashing Princes
William and Harry, and the
beautiful Princess Diana.
Past Royals also take up
residence here, Henry the
VIII, Elizabeth I.
Music
Legends from the
Beatles to Bob Marley
and Elvis Presley to
Michael Jackson, are
all here for music
lovers!
Bollywood
In the Bollywood area
you can get up close
and personal to some
of the biggest names
in Indian cinema:
ledgend Shah Rukh
Khan, Princess
Aishwarya Rai.
Sport
Take a penalty under the
watchful eye of David
Beckham.
Walk directly underneath
Olympic Hopeful Tom
Daley as he is suspended
mid dive, and enjoy the
interactive pool
projection!
Culture
Step into the culture
zone and get up
close and personal
with the greatest
intellectual giants
that have changed
the way we live and
think.
World Leaders
You can see World
Leader of political
sphere and other
fields too.
Marvel Super Heroes
Some of Marvel’s best
loved Super Heroes
have been brought to
life here.
4D Movie Experience
The peak of the
experience is a 360º
animated 4D cinema
attraction, complete
with high impact
special effects from
water and wind to
tremors, making you
‘feel’ like part of the
action.
Spirit of London Ride
Hop into one of London's
black cabs and take a
journey through the
capital's history. From the
comfort of your taxi, you
can witness the historical
and cultural events that
have shaped London into
one of the greatest cities
in the world.
Chamber of Horrors & Scream!
Deep within the
Chamber of Horrors,
things take an even
scarier turn. Here you
will find a maximum
security prison has been
taken over by its horror
inmates. They want
nothing less than to give
you nightmares.
Behind the Scenes at Madame Tussauds
Making wax figures is a
labour of love. Over 800
hours of measuring,
painting and sculpting
goes into making each
figure. A small army of
highly trained wax
sculptors can replicate a
Hollywood celebrities or
world leader so exactly
that you’ll believe that
you are face to face with
a real person.
It’s a careful job - more than 250 precise measurements
and photos are needed before work on the figure can
begin. The sculptors use the measurements and photos to
make a clay model of the head. Next they make a metal
skeleton of the body to which they add clay in the shape of
the body. Because wax shrinks, all figures are made 2%
larger than the actual celebrities. Then moulds of the head
and body are made separately. A hot wax mixture is put
into the moulds then left to cool and harden. Once the wax
is ready, it’s time for hair and make up. Each strand of hair
has to be inserted individually and the job usually takes
around five weeks. Teeth and eyes are added before the
figure is coloured. The paint has to be applied in layers to
create a realistic skin colour and texture. Finally, hundreds
of hours after the careful job, its show time for the finished
figure at Madame Tussauds museum.
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