Wax Museum of Madrid
Museo de cera de Madrid | |
![]() View of the museum from Paseo de Recoletos | |
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Established | 1972[1] |
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Location | Paseo de Recoletos, 41 28004, Madrid, Spain |
Type | Wax museum |
Public transit access | |
Website | Museum Website |
The Madrid Wax Museum (Spanish: Museo de cera de Madrid) is a wax museum located in Plaza de Colón in Madrid, Spain.[2]
History[]
The museum opened on 14 February 1972.[1]
Contents[]
The museum has over 450 wax figures, mostly in scenes. It contains Spanish and international figures, as well as fictional characters. More recent additions to the museum include Hollywood actors, American cowboys, famous athletes, the Pope, and Donald and Melania Trump.[3]
The second floor of the museum has a cinema that uses 27 projectors simultaneously to show the history of Spain.[2]
Gallery[]
Romeo and Juliet
Miguel de Cervantes at his writing desk
The King and Queen of Spain
Madrid cafe scene
Spanish painter Diego Velázquez
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "About the museum". museoceramadrid.com. Museo de Cera de Madrid. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b DK Travel (1 April 2016). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Spain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-241-27592-4.
- ^ Caplan, David (22 July 2017). "Spanish wax museum recreates Melania Trump's RNC moment". ABC News.
Categories:
- Museums in Madrid
- Museums in Spain
- Wax museums
- Buildings and structures in Justicia neighborhood, Madrid