Madame Tussaud’s museum

Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds - the wax museum in London's Marylebone, which has branches in 14 cities: Amsterdam, Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Washington, Vienna and Berlin. He was a sculptor Marie Tussaud established.

First wax figure
In 1777, Marie Tussaud created her first wax figure (Voltaire), and was followed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin. During the French Revolution she made death masks of the royal family.

Marie Tussaud moved to London
In 1802, Marie Tussaud moved to London. In connection with the Anglo-French war Maria Tussaud and her collection can not go back to France and she was forced to travel to the UK and Ireland. In 1835 he established the first permanent exhibition on Baker Street in London

Cabinet of horrors
One of the central parts of her museum was the cabinet of horrors. Part of the exhibition included victims of the French Revolution, the figures of murderers and other criminals.

Collection was replenished
Over time, the collection was replenished figures of other famous people such as Admiral Nelson, Walter Scott.

Fire of 1925
In 1884, the collection moved to Marylebone Road. In 1925 a fire destroyed many of the figures. Forms are not affected, and the figures were reconstructed.

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Barack Obama and hir wife Michelle Obama

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