How did madame tussauds die
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The strange history of Madame Tussauds
It’s probably the only place in the world where you can take a picture with His Majesty The King, chat with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and shake hands with Barack Obama in one day. The home of famous fun, Madame Tussauds is one of London’s leading attractions where you can meet and take selfies with all your favourite celebrities in one building.
Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. They’re just waxworks. But considering they look so real, you still have a slight chance of convincing your friends and family that the photo of you hugging Kanye West is legitimate.
Nowadays, it’s almost an honour to be invited for a sitting at Madame Tussauds, where you’ll have around 250 measurements taken, then immortalised in wax and added to a room of famous historians, world leaders, celebrities, and criminals.
But that wasn’t always the case. During the French Revolution, aristocrats – whom we could compare to modern-day celebrities – hated the thought of ending up in Madam Tussauds. Why? Well, it often meant they’d have lost their head
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Marie Tussaud
French wax museum founder (1761–1850)
"Madame Tussaud" redirects here. For the wax museum, see Madame Tussauds.
Marie Tussaud | |
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Madame Tussaud "at the age of 42, when she left France for England". Portrait study by John Theodore Tussaud.[1] | |
| Born | Anna Maria Grosholtz 1 December 1761 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 16 April 1850 (aged 88) London, England |
| Known for | Wax modelling |
| Notable work | Madame Tussauds |
| Spouse | François Tussaud (m. 1795) |
| Children | 3 (but one died at birth) |
Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (French pronunciation:[maʁityso]; 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.
Biography
Marie Tussaud was born on 1 December 1761 in Strasbourg, France.[2] Her father, Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Seven Years' War just two months before Marie was born. When she was six years old, her mother,
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Madame Tussauds
Wax museum in London
This article is about the wax museum. For the person, see Marie Tussaud.
"Tussauds" redirects here. For the company, see The Tussauds Group.
Madame Tussauds (, )[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]
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 comp
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