Madame Tussauds
The founder Marie Tussauds (1761–1850) was born as Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France. Tussauds created her first wax figure, of Voltaire, in 1777. Other famous people she modeled at that time include Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin. During the French Revolution she modeled many prominent victims.
In her memoirs she claims that she would search through corpses to find the decapitated heads of executed citizens, from which she would make death masks.Been in London as a result of the Franco-English war, she was unable to return to France, so she travelled throughout Great Britain and Ireland exhibiting her collection. In the beginning the exhibition was displayed at the Lyceum Theatre, but she established her first permanent one on Baker Street in London in 1835.
Since those times the gallery has displayed some interesting figures like the stars of the celebrity world, for example the Beatles, Liz Hurley, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Madonna, Audrey Hepburn and more, all together under on roof, and even when they are made of wax the photo opportunities are amazing.
Madame Tussauds has new attractions constantly under development that is why it has become on one of London’s top attraction.
Practical Information
Nearest Tube Station: Baker Street
Opening Times: July – Aug: daily 9:30 – 17:30; Sept – June: weekdays 10:00 – 17:30; weekends 9:30 – 17:30
Address: Marylebone Rd., London, NW1
Telephone number: +44 (0)870 400 3000 for timed entry tickets only
From the Generator: Hop on the Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City or Circle line at King’s Cross station and get off at Baker Street.
Distance from the hostel:
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Interesting places adjacent to Madame Tussauds:
• Sherlock Holmes Museum
• Regent’s Park
• London Zoo
We recommend you purchase fast track discount tickets at the Generator Travel Shop when you arrive.
