Madam Tussaud's

Madam Tussaud’s Museum

Teacher:Z.V.Tskhovrebova School №1

Kakhun 2011

Madam Tussaud’s Museum was opened on its present site in Marylebone Road in 1884.

Anna Marie Tussaud - the founder of the world famous Museum.

It is the most popular and talked about museum in the world. Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones. Marilyn Monro, Michael Jackson, Charlie Chaplin, the British Royal family, Bill Clinton.. There are wax models of the famous and infamous, both living and dead, from every walk of life. There are more than 60 thousand exhibits in the museum now.

Marie Tussaud at work.

Many of the original models made by Marie Tussaud of her great contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, Sir Walter Scott are still preserved.

There is no other place where you can see all the celebrities at once.

So if you want to rub shoulders with kings and queens or the latest pop stars, or probably with notorious criminals, this is the place to go.

The First Hall

The exhibition consists of a series of halls. In the first hall is the famous “Sleeping Beauty” with a mechanism that simulates breathing.

The Second Hall

The second hall is known as the Conservatory, where visitors can view life size wax models of sport,film and TV personalities.

The Second Hall

The Beatles – the most famous and successful pop-group the world has ever known. They came from Liverpool : John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star.

The Second Hall

The Grand Hall

In the Grand Hall one can see historical, political, military and royal figures from Henry VIII to prime ministers of Britain and from abroad, the Royal Family and many others.

The Grand Hall

The Royal Family.

Prince Harry and Prince William.

The Grand Hall

The Chamber of Horrors

The most famous of the wax rooms is the Chamber of Horrors. Its models are illustrating methods of execution.Famous and infamous prisoners who were sentenced to life imprisonment are in cells.Because of this hall many people find it frightening.

Yet, despite the criticism, MadameTussaud’s is one of the London’s top tourist attraction. Millions of tourists from overseas and from other parts of Britain try to visit this unusual waxwork exhibition.