Things to do in London - Madame Tussaud’s Wax Gallery

If you have ever dreamed to meet film stars, sports stars, historical figures or famous murders face to face Madame Tussaud’s wax gallery is a perfect opportunity to do so. In London the gallery is situated in the west wing of the London Planetarium. Started by the very same person (whose real name was Marie Grosholtz) in 1835 this place is subject to uncountable masses of tourists every year. With their fast-track booking system you can now make reservations for your visit while skipping the usually long queues and reducing your waiting time to the minimum. The founder of the gallery learnt how to prepare masks during the violent times of the French Revolution and continued the trade later on. A good example of the oldest masks are those of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette that can be found currently on display next to the blade that beheaded them. Generally the wax works bear perfect resemblance and present some characteristic point of their prototype’s life. Thus Sylvester Stallone has been captured wearing boxing gloves as Rocky Balboa – one of the parts that he is most associated with. Nowadays Madame Tussauds has expanded and its branches can be found in major cities of the world like Berlin, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, New York and Washington DC.