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| Madame Tussauds Makes Hollywood Debut With 30,000 Square Feet of Event Space |
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A live Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa interacted with a wax figure of Snoop Dogg at Madame Tussauds Hollywood.
Photo: Dan Steinberg Photography
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Madame Tussauds Hollywood will officially open its doors to the public on August 1. It will be the ninth location of the international wax museum chain. The Hollywood venue takes over three floors in 18 themed areas with wax figures of celebrities placed in elaborate sets. The project cost Merlin Entertainments Group $55 million.
The building’s exterior gets its unique look from faceted planes sheathed in a glass skin that takes on varying degrees of transparency, depending on the time of day.
Inside are more than 100 figures, each developed at a cost of about $300,000. The cast of characters includes George Clooney, Beyoncé Knowles, President Barack Obama, Marilyn Monroe, Penélope Cruz, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry, and Kobe Bryant.
The venue offers 30,000 square feet of event space and accommodates groups of 50 to 1,200. Outdoor event space includes a 6,000-square-foot rooftop garden terrace that holds 400.
—Shilpa Gopinath
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