MADAME TUSSAUDSLondon

Liis Rätsep

The History of Madame Tussauds

Anna Maria Grosholtz Dr. Philippe Curtius Tussaud’s first wax figures (1777): Voltaire, Rousseau, Franklin The doctor’s death in 1794 Franco-British war -> Tussaud went to London

in 1802 Exhibiting her collections Baker Street -> new home and a museum

Zones within the attractionA-List Party

The first room on the tour The Big Brother experience Figures: Samuel L Jackson, Morgan

Freeman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, David and Victoria Beckham

High School Musical & Hannah Montana

The room is set like a basketball court and a locker room

Interactive Karaoke facility Figures: Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, Troy

Bolton

Premiere Night (Movie Room)

Hollywood mixed with Bollywood Figures: Steven Spielberg, Jim Carrey,

Audrey Hepburn Fictional characters: Shrek, Spiderman,

Incredible Hulk, Tinker Bell

Sports Zone

Several interactive elements Figures: Tiger Woods, Mohammed Ali,

Lance Armstrong

A Royal Appointment

Figures: The Queen, Prince Philip, Charles, Camille, Prince William, Prince Henry

Culture

Figures: Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Pablo Picasso, Charles Darwin

Music Megastars

A music stage completed with glitter balls and a big screen

An opportunity to learn to dance Figures: Michael Jackson, The Beatles,

Freddie Mercury, Madonna, Bob Marley, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Justin Timberlake

World leaders

Mock-up of the Oval Office- replica of the Resolute desk

Figures: Barack Obama, Margaret Thatcher, Winston Churchill, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ronald Reagan, Tony Blair, Martin Luther King, Gandhi

Chamber of Horrors and Scream

Guillotine blade A lice-action, actor-led scare maze Figures: several serial killers and

murderers, Guy Fawkes, Dennis Nilsen

Spirit of London ride

A sit-down ride A journey through the history of London The times of Shakespeare, the Great Fire

of London, the Industrial Revolution, the Swinging Sixties

James Bond

And original motorbike from the movie Casino Royale

Figures: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench

Warhol’s Women

Figures: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli, Jerry Hall, Jackie O

My Madame Tussauds Experience

Used material

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_London

http://www.madametussauds.com/london/

Pictures: www.google.com

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