At
Madame Tussaud's see over 400 of the world's top celebrities
featuring the biggest stars of stage, sport, screen, history
and politics, it is definetely a place to visit.
Mix with the famous at the world famous collection of realistic
wax figures in specially designed settings which include
The Garden Party, 200 Years, Superstars, Sports Heroes,
Famous Actors, The Grand Hall, The Chamber of Horrors and
The Spirit of London. Get a picture taken with Pope John
Paul, the Dalai Lama or even Bill Clinton.
Stars of a celestial kind can be found next door at the
London Planetarium, where you can explore the galaxy with
a three dimensional trip through time and space.
| Madame
Tussaud was born in Strasbourg in 1761. She was nine
when she learnt the art of wax modelling from her mother's
employer, Dr Philippe Curtious. During the French Revolution
she modelled the heads of some of the guillotine's victims.
She toured britain from 1802 before settling in Baker
Street in 1835 where these heads were part of the display
that Punch magazine called the "Chamber of Horrors".
Tussaud's London Planetarium used to be a cinema; however,
it was destroyed in 1940 by a German bomb. Ironically,
the figure of Hitler was one of the few waxworks to
survive unscathed |
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Additional
Information
Wheelchair access and disabled toilet facilities are available.
However, due to limited capacity, disabled visitors are
asked to telephone in advance.
How
to get there:
By Tube: Madame Tussaud's is located in
the centre of London on Marylebone Road, just one minute's
walk from Baker Street underground station.
By Road: A40M
Underground: Baker Street
Bus Routes: 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 113,
139, 159, 274 |
