Madame Tussauds

Address Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LR

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Marie Gosholz was born in Strasburg in 1770. She would later become known as Madame Tussaud and become one of London’s greatest institutions.

After spending much of her life as a travelling artist, she settled in Baker Street bazaar where she made and sold her famous life-sized wax models. Punch Magazine dubbed her collection of French Revolution relics the now famous 'chamber of horrors'. By her death in 1850 she had achieved tremendous success, having been immortalised by Charles Dickens and Cruickshank. It was her grandson, Joseph Randall that moved her collection to the current site in Marylebone Road.

In the twentieth century Madame Tussauds collection fell victim to fire and wartime bombing. Ironically, Hitler was one of the only surviving waxworks.

Madame Tussauds is open daily until 5:30pm and features movie actors, pop stars and historical figures all captured in perfect wax detail. There are regular special exhibits, often imported from one of the other Madame Tussauds from around the world, in addition to resident exhibits such as the Chamber of Horrors and the Spirit of London.

To create a waxwork takes over six months, a ton of wax and hundreds of precise measurements.

The adjacent London Planetarium takes visitors on an intergalactic trip.

For more information and visiting info visit the official site: Madame Tussauds

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