Madame Tussauds museum

figures meeting in London, which has numerous branches in Hong

Kong, Amsterdam, New York, Copenhagen and Las Vegas. It often was referred to as a "tourist attraction", as many turns and a constant shortage of tickets is precisely this association. The museum houses more than 1,000 artifacts, so the view of the exposition will take you more than an hour.

creates masterpieces of wax

4) Useful information for tourists

of exposure) after the death of her husband, worked as

a housekeeper in the house Matera Wax - Philip Curtis. Little Mary was lucky enough to get to the FA Curtis apprentice and learn not only to the creation of masterpieces, but also business. After the death of the maestro, the figure became the property of his ward - Marie Tussaud.

With the mobile collection of wax figures (which included and their own masterpieces, and the wizard F. Curtis) Maria for a long time traveled throughout England. Only in 1835, at the urging of his sons M. Tussauds opened a permanent exhibition.

the expiration of the three year period lost their realism.

Despite the small number of exhibits, the exhibition was a resounding success. The most popular wax "Cabinet of Horrors," in which there were a plausible picture of the death and suffering of non-human, as well as pieces of real killers and others. Legendary criminals.

Only after the death of his mother (1850) Sons invented new method of preparation of wax figures that allowed not only "prolong life", but also to complete your collection. In 1884 the museum moved Meriblen Road, where to date and is.

There are exhibits, which reflect changes in the world around

us. In the museum you can take a picture with the wax figures of the legendary singers, musicians, politicians, comedians and scientists. It is noteworthy that at the entrance to the museum is a portrait of Marie Tussaud, who created it during his lifetime.

One of the relatively new wax figures are: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Hugh Jackman in Wolverine appearance, Barack Obama, Nicole Kidman, Chuck Liddell, George W. Bush, Kate Winslet, Tony Siraguza, Kareena Kapoor, Madonna, Johnny Depp, and many others. others. It is noteworthy that the museum is a replica of the famous white bull terrier, named for Bullseye. In fact this is the first wax sculpture of the animal in the museum Madame Tussauds.

years. In order to meet each exhibit works of sculptors

cohesive team of twenty people. But in spite of skilled labor, a sufficiently large number of people creating a masterpiece out of at least four months. Each sculpture is inserted in the hairs one by one, and thanks to the many layers of paint creates a natural skin tone. That is why the wax sculptures for over a hundred years famous indistinguishable similarity with the living originals.

Street - the underground and Merilebon - suburban train. To

get to the exhibition by bus number 274, 113, 82, 74, 30, 27, 18, 13 or 3.

The museum is open to visitors: Mon - Fri: 10: 00-17: 30, Sat - Sun 09: 30-17: 30. Ticket office open until the closure of the exhibition. During holidays, the exposition is open until 18:00. It is worth noting that the price of the ticket after 17:00 can be reduced.

The cost of an adult ticket is 28.80 euros, children (under 16 years) - 24.60 euros, children under 5 years old - free of charge.