Madame Tussauds is a wax museum based in London with branches in many big cities. The museum displays wax replica statues of royalty, film stars, sport stars, politicians and notorious figures. It is one of the most famous tourist attractions in London.
History
The Madame Tussauds museum was started by Anna Maria Grosholtz born in Strasbourg, France in the 18th century. Her mother was the housekeeper of a Swiss physician who knew waxwork. She learnt her trade from him.
Her first figure was of Voltaire in 1777. Among her own famous figures are Jean-Jacque Rousseau, and Benjamin Franklin.
After the death of the doctor she inherited his personal collection of wax statues. That’s how her exhibit was started. She started travelling with her figures around Europe. The name Tussaud she took from her husband- Francois Tussaud.
In 1831 she moved to London where she had her first permanent venue on Baker Street. In 1883 the museum moved to its current location Marylebone Road. In 1889 the museum was sold to a group of businessmen and left the Tussaud’s family control. Ever since the museum has had huge success.
Branches
Madame Tussauds has branches in Amsterdam, Dubai, Berlin, Bangkok, Hamburg, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Moscow New York, Shanghai, Vienna, and Washington D.C. The museums now boast a great variety of exhibits ranging from actors, sportsmen, musicians, public figures, politicians, royalty, to famous criminals.
An interesting fact is that only two Indian actors have declined the offer to have their wax statues created. Those are Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar.
If you are interested in visiting one of London’s most famous tourist attractions you can rent a car. Good car hire companies are Europcar, Car Hire UK, Easy Car, Thrifty, Auto Europe and others.

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