Презентация по английскому языку - Madame Tussaud`s museum

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  Madame
  Tussaud`s
  museum
  Done by
  PidybaevaOlga
  

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  The amazing life and time of Madame Tussaud
  Marie Grosholz was born in Strasbourg, France, on December 16, 1761.
  
  

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  Dr Curtius taught Marie, how to model in wax.
  Soon, Marie and her mother moved with Doctor Curtius to Paris, where he founded his own wax museum. Dr Curtius acted as a tutor to Marie, schooling her in the techniques of wax portraiture and casting.
  

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  French Revolution
  Marie was made to take death masks from the heads of famous people, who had been guillotined, including King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette.
  She was very daring and patient.
  In 1794, Curtius died and and Marie inherited the business.
  
  

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  Madam Tussaud's is the most popular and talked about wax museum in the world. There are wax models of the famous and in famous, both living and dead, from every walk of life.
  

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  The museum is situated in Marylebone Road, not far from the street which is famous as the home of the first great detective in fiction, Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
  

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  The wax figures are standing and sitting, and sometimes even moving and talking. Computer-controlled figures (they are called audio-animatronics) are especially popular with the visitors.
  

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  There are several halls at Madam Tussaud's. Highlights include the Grand Hall, the Chamber of Horrors and ‘The Spirit of London’ exhibition.
  

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  THE GRAND HALL
  
  In the Grand Hall you will find all kinds of celebrities, from presidents to pop stars.
  
  

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  There is a special place for the Royal Family here too.
  
  

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  The politicians stand in solemn silence watching each other.
  A very strange company indeed: Winston Churchill, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Tony Blair, Vladimir Putin…
  
  

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  Over the years hundreds of celebrities have made their way to Madame Tussaud’s studio. Most people agree to be portrayed but some refuse. Mother Teresa was one of the few who refused saying her work was important, not her person.
  

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  THE CHAMBER OF HORROR
  
  The Chamber of Horrors is probably the eeriest place in the whole museum. No wonder visitors are quieter there than in other places.
  
  
  

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  Here you can also see Madame Tussaud’s original exhibition of relies from the French Revolution – the death masks of French nobility and the guillotine blade that was used to behead Marie Antoinette…
  

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  THE SPIRIT OF LONDON
  
  ‘The spirit of London’ exhibition covers a period of more than 400 years and spans London’s history from Elizabethan times to the present day.
  
  

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  Sights, sounds and even smells of combine to tell you the colourful story of Britain’s capital city. Visitors climb into a ‘Time Taxi’ and begin their historical journey…
  
  First you visit an Elizabethan theatre, then an old tavern where the great Shakespeare is working at Hamlet…
  
  

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  You’ll go through the Plague and the Great Fire, you’ll see St. Paul’s Cathedral being built…
  There are more than 70 figures in ‘The Spirit of London’ exhibition. Many of them are animated: they ‘breathe’, talk and move.
  

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  DID YOU KNOW?
  It costs about 40, 000 dollars to make a wax figure at Madame Tussaud’s.
  Queen Elizabeth II has been modeled 17 times – more
  than anyone else – each time with a new head.
  
  

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  You can also see at madame tussaud’s museum…
  

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  David
  and
  Victoria
  Beckham
  

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  Orlando Bloom, Johnny Deep, Keira Knightly
  
  

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  Leonardo DiCaprio
  and Arnold Schwarzenegger
  

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  The Beatles
  
  

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  Modern pop singers: Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera
  

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  Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson.
  

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  Albert Einstein
  
  

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  SPIDERMAN, HULK
  

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  Thank you for attention!
  Good luck!