6. Talk about the place Madame Tussaud's museum occupies among other tourist attractions in London (Section V, «Madame Tussaud's”).

It often comes as a shock for Londoners that Madame Tussaud’s museum is one of the capital top tourist attractions. Many find it gruesome and frightening. Others maintain that its collection of wax statues has no artistic merit. Yes, despite this criticism, Madam Tussauds has become a world famous. Millions of tourists from overseas and from other parts of Britain wouldn’t consider their trip to the capital worthwhile without a stop at the unusual waxwork exhibition. Madam Tussaudswas French in origin and was herself a modeller of waxwork in her uncle’s waxwork museum in Paris. She is said to perfect her skills by modeling the royal family of France. In 1802 she brought the collection, inherited from her uncle and children to England.

A great number of waxwork are on display at Madam Tussauds’s. The exhibition consists of a series of halls:

1)in the first hall there’s« the Sleeping beauty» figure. By the way the figures are really durable and this one was cast from Madam Tussauds’s oldest moulds. It is believed that this model was made of Madame du Barry, Louis XV’s mistress, with a mechanism that simulates breathing.

2)the second hall is known as «the Conservatory», where visitors can view life-size wax models of sport, TV and film personalities. Accurate measurement and photographic preferences, photo all the way round the body, they are taken from many angles for the statue to be as lifelike as possible; it is also very important to capture the personality. Also «multimedia environment» effect is used to create a special atmosphere.

3) next to «Super Stars» is the Grand Hall. This room is peopled by noble historical, political, military and royal figures from Henry 8 to Gorbachev. Pr minister of Great Britain and from abroad.

4) the next hall is undoubtedly the most famous of the waxwork rooms «The Chamber Of Horrors». Nowhere are the visitors quieter than in this eerie place with terrifying scenes, keeping breath of history. There are models of execution, famous murders like Christie in their appropriate settings, the most infamous 20th century prisoners who were sentenced to life imprisonment for their wild crimes.

So, it’s easy to understand why some people criticize parts of Madam Tussaud’s for its horror and sensationalism. It is even easier to understand why more people go there to be entertained

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