madame tussauds
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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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