Madame Tussauds Vienna
Madame Tussauds Vienna is a wax museum and tourist attraction located at the famous amusement park Wiener Prater in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Marie Tussaud and is the twelfth location for the Tussauds franchise. It officially opened on 1 April 2011 by the former Austrian president Heinz Fischer. So far, it features more than 90 figures on three floors. Madame Tussauds is now owned and operated by the United Kingdom-based entertainment company Merlin Entertainments.
Wax figures
Sections
Madame Tussauds Vienna currently consists of more than 90 wax figures. These are divided into the following sections :History section: Marie Tussaud, Maria Theresia, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, Leopold Figl, Anne Frank - among othersPoliticians and Visionaries section: Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, Heinz Fischer - among othersArts and Culture section: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Luciano Pavarotti, Gustav Klimt, Albert Einstein, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Sigmund Freud, Gottfried Helnwein - among othersSports section: Hermann Maier, Franz Klammer, Hans Krankl and Herbert Prohaska, Stefan Kraft, David Alaba, Dominic Thiem - among othersMusic section: Katy Perry, CRO, Taylor Swift, One Direction, Andreas Gabalier, Freddie Mercury, Falco, Udo Jürgens, Michael Jackson, Hansi Hinterseer, Demi Lovato, Elvis Presley - among othersFilm section: Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, Daniel Craig as James Bond, Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp of The Sound of Music, Marlene Dietrich, Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Romy Schneider - among othersHollywood Room/Party section: Benedict Cumberbatch, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Johnny Depp, Chris Hemsworth, Zendaya, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Conchita Wurst, Kate Winslet, Robert Pattinson, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Will Smith, George Clooney - among othersSisi Uncovered Experience section: Sisi, Franz Joseph I