Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It used to be called "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used.[1][2] Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London. It has waxwork displays of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and infamous murderers.
Madame Tussauds Media
Poster for the Tussaud wax figures exhibition, Baker Street, London, 1835
First Mortgage Debenture Stock of Madame Tussaud's Ltd., issued 15 September 1949
Entrance to Madame tussauds museum in London.
Waxwork of Elizabeth I in London
Entry of Madame Tussauds in Berlin
Madame Tussauds in New York City opened in 2000.
Madame Tussauds opened in Washington, D.C., in 2007.
Madame Tussauds Hollywood in 2018
Madame Tussauds in Shanghai, China, displaying a wax figure of Queen Elizabeth II, opened in 2006.
Advertising man pasting a bill for Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, London 1877. Early exhibits included Burke and Hare. The chamber closed on 11 April 2016 and was replaced by the Sherlock Holmes Experience.
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References
- ↑ Rothstein, Edward (24 August 2007). "Ripley's Believe It or Not — Madame Tussauds". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/arts/design/24ripl.html. Retrieved 2010-05-12.: "Madame Tussaud (who gave the attraction its now-jettisoned apostrophe) ..."
- ↑ Times Online Style Guide — M: "Madame Tussauds (no longer an apostrophe)."
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