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Madame Tussauds Hollywood is awax museum andtourist attraction located on Hollywood Boulevard inHollywood, California. It is the ninth location for theTussauds franchise, which was set up by sculptorMarie Tussaud, and is located just west of theTCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's). Madame Tussauds is owned and operated byMerlin Entertainments.
The three-story museum was under construction for 1.5 years before finally opening in 2009. It features 125 wax figures of famous celebrities - the first ones made for the location were of singerBeyoncé and actorJamie Foxx, at a cost of approximately $350,000 (USD) each. Each wax figure has its own placard placed on a wall in close physical proximity to it, containing information about the portrayed figure. A few matching props have been placed near select figures for visitors to use while taking photos.
The biggest figure in the museum is King Kong. The figure sits on the second floor of the attraction.
Marilyn Monroe,Dwayne Johnson,Kobe Bryant, andHulk are among the figures used in the lobby to entice guests to enter the attraction.
