Madame Tussauds

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Madame Tussauds (UK: /tˈsɔːdz/, US: /tˈsz/)[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.[4]

Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds has included the former London Planetarium (large dome to the left) since 2010.
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Established22 May 1835 (188 years ago) (22 May 1835)
LocationMarylebone Road, City of Westminster, London, England
FounderMarie Tussaud
Websitewww.madametussauds.com Edit this at Wikidata

In 1883, the restricted space of the original Baker Street site prompted Tussaud's grandson (Joseph Randall) to commission the building at its current London location on Marylebone Road. The new exhibition galleries were opened on 14 July 1884 and were a great success. Madame Tussaud & Sons was incorporated as a private limited company (Ltd.) in 1889.[5]

A major tourist attraction in London since the Victorian era, Madame Tussauds displays the waxworks of famous and historical figures, as well as popular film and television characters played by famous actors.[6] Operated by the British entertainment company Merlin Entertainments, the museum now has locations in cities across four continents, with the first overseas branch opening in Amsterdam in 1970.[7]

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2009). "Tussaud's". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. London: Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rothstein, Edward (24 August 2007). "Ripley's Believe It or Not – Madame Tussauds". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2010. Madame Tussaud (who gave the attraction its now-jettisoned apostrophe) ...
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  5. ^ The Law Journal Reports Volume 96. E.B. Ince. p. 328.
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