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Madame Tussauds (UK: / t uː ˈ s ɔː d z /, US: / t uː ˈ s oʊ z /) [1] [N. 1] is a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors , which appeared in advertising in 1843.
Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (French pronunciation: [maʁi tyso]; née Grosholtz; 1 December 1761 – 16 April 1850), commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London.
Marie married Francois Tussaud in 1795 and lent a new name to the show: Madame Tussaud's. By 1835, Marie had settled down in Baker Street, London, and opened a museum, Madame Tussaud's. This part of the exhibition included victims of the French Revolution and newly created figures of murderers and other criminals.
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong is a wax museum in Hong Kong which opened in 2000 as the first Asian branch of the wax museum chain founded by Marie Tussaud. [1] Located at the Peak Tower on Hong Kong Island, the museum houses nearly 100 wax figures of internationally known personalities, with Asian figures taking up more than a third of the total, of which sixteen were Hongkongers.
John Theodore Tussaud (2 May 1858 – 13 October 1943) was a British sculptor, manager and chief artist of Madame Tussauds wax museum, [1] as well as an author of several books. John Theodore Tussaud was born in Kensington , England, the great-grandson of Marie Tussaud .
Madame Tussauds Vienna is a wax museum and tourist attraction located at the famous amusement park Wiener Prater in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Marie Tussaud and is the twelfth location for the Tussauds franchise. [1] It officially opened on 1 April 2011 by the former Austrian president Heinz Fischer. [2]
A waxwork of Madame Tussaud herself. The following is a list of wax figures which are currently displayed or have been displayed at one of the Madame Tussauds museums.
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