Celebrities are by far the most longed-for and lusted-after people on the planet, and meeting one is a rare opportunity reserved for very few. That doesn't mean you can't snap a few pictures of them, and _(1)_ are you can do this in a city near you. Just don't expect these celebrities to _(2)_ or talk back to you. With branches all over the world, Madame Tussauds is a museum that specializes _(3)_ wax sculptures of celebrities, royal and historical figures, sports stars, and infamous murderers. The museum's creator was a French sculptor named Marie Tussaud who lived from 1761 to 1850. She opened the first museum in London in 1835, and it is not only one of the city's greatest tourist attractions today, _(4)_ the museum can also be found in New York City, Hollywood, Berlin, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Sydney, and Shanghai, amongst others. The museum has also been widely featured in films and throughout pop culture since its _(5)_.
The doppelgangers featured in Madame Tussauds are _(6)_ lifelike and have been known to fool a person or two in the past. This is because the utmost _(7)_ is applied when creating the sculptures. The hair, for example, requires about 10,000 strands, which are each individually inserted into the wax scalp and can take up to five weeks alone. Wax, clay, metal, and oil paint make up most of the rest of the sculpture. Some celebrities actually go for sittings _(8)_ they are measured for their replicas. All in all, it takes about 800 hours, or four months, of molding, measuring, painting, and sculpting _(9)_ a cost of US$125,000 for a single statue. The attraction is worth it since anyone who sees your photos will have a hard time _(10)_ out it wasn't really Brad Pitt who was posing for a picture with you
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