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nbsp;nbsp;Most figures are sculptured from sittings lt; with actual

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nbsp;nbsp;Most figures are sculptured from sittings lt; with actual people, and each takes about 6 months to complete.
nbsp;nbsp;All the historic characters have been created lt; after attentive study of old portraits and sculptures.
nbsp;nbsp;The costumes are lt; re-created as accurately as possible.
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nbsp;nbsp;In the 1770 Marie Grosholtz (later to become Madame Tussaud) began lt; making her wax portrait figures.
nbsp;nbsp;Her figures of French writer Francois Voltaire and lt; US statesman Benjamin Franklin are on display today.
nbsp;nbsp;In those days wax portrait figures were like the cinema or TV today - people knew the names of the famous lt; and infamous people of the time but didnt know how they looked so were intrigued enough to see their wax portrait figures.
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nbsp;nbsp;During the French Revolution she was asked to make death masks of lt; some of the prominent figures who were executed, such as Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette.
nbsp;nbsp;She also мейд a death mask of one of the leading revolutionaries, lt; Robespierre, which is currently on display.
nbsp;nbsp;In a recent study they discovered that the lt; Chamber of Horrors is twice as popular among women as among men!
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nbsp;nbsp;Madame Tussaud worked at her exhibition until lt; her death in 1850 at the age of 89.
nbsp;nbsp;Her sons and grandsons continued with the business, but these days her lt; descendants are no longer directly involved.
nbsp;nbsp;However, the spirit of Marie continues to live on, lt; not least in the form of the figure she made herself.
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nbsp;nbsp;Figures are мейд 2 % bigger than real life lt; because wax shrinks.
nbsp;nbsp;The wax used for the lt; figures is similar to candle wax.
nbsp;nbsp;Each figure weighs about 15 kg - with 4.5 kg of wax used for the head and 1.4 kg for lt; the hands.
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nbsp;nbsp;By the way, all vital statistics are accurate and kept lt; under lock and key by Madame Tussauds.
nbsp;nbsp;Despite repeated requests from the press, this lt; information is never disclosed.
nbsp;nbsp;The characters who move and speak are modeled in clay first of all, like the normal portraits, but the lt; head is made in silicon rubber which allows movement.
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nbsp;nbsp;A spokesperson for Madame Tussauds says men lt; and women like different figures.
nbsp;nbsp;The figure most photographed by men is Naomi Campbell, and the lt; most photographed by women is Brad Pitt.
nbsp;nbsp;However, the attention from the public isnt always friendly - for instance, Hitler had to be put behind a special lt; glass screen in the Chamber of Horrors because people couldnt stop abusing him.
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nbsp;nbsp;By the way, research by Madame Tussauds has lt; revealed that women are stronger than men.
nbsp;nbsp;The idea of positive thinking is attracting more lt; and more people all over the world.
nbsp;nbsp;It had brought them peace, helped become lt; more confident, relaxed and productive.
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nbsp;nbsp;Dozens of scientists, teachers, doctors, actors and other professionals help others lt; get more out of their lives and make the world a better place.
nbsp;nbsp;They try to persuade people that we ourselves lt; are responsible for the condition we are in.
nbsp;nbsp;Jack Canfieldt, one of the enthusiasts in this field, lt; told a story in one of his books.
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nbsp;nbsp;One day David, my next-door neighbor, was teaching his seven-year-old son lt; Кelly how to push the lawn mower around the yard.
nbsp;nbsp;As he was teaching him how to turn the mower, lt; his wife, Jan called to him to ask a question.
nbsp;nbsp;As David turned to answer the question, Кelly pushed the mower right lt; through the flowerbed, and it cut all the flowers.
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nbsp;nbsp;When David turned back around he saw what lt; had happened and began to lose control.
nbsp;nbsp;He had put a lot of time lt; and effort into these flowerbeds making them the envy of the neighborhood.
nbsp;nbsp;As he began to raise voice to his son, Jan walked quickly over to him, lt; put her хэнд on his shoulder and said, David, please remember... were raising children, not flowers!
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nbsp;nbsp;Jan reminded me how important it is as a parent lt; to remember our priorities.
nbsp;nbsp;Kids and their self-esteem are more important lt; than any physical object they might break or destroy.
nbsp;nbsp;A window, a lamp, lt; a plate are already broken.
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nbsp;nbsp;Norman Peale was one of those who dedicated lt; his life to the ideas of positive thinking.
nbsp;nbsp;He died at the age of 95 at home surrounded by lt; love, peace and tender care.
nbsp;nbsp;He reminded us that we have two choices every morning when we wake up: we lt; can choose to feel good about ourselves or feel lousy.
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nbsp;nbsp;He always contended that positive thinkers get positive results because they lt; are not afraid of problems.
nbsp;nbsp;In fact, rather than thinking of a problem as something that is negative lt; and ought to be removed as quickly as possible, Norman felt problems were a sign of life.
nbsp;nbsp;One day he was walking down the street and lt; saw his friend George.
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nbsp;nbsp;It was evident from his look that he was lt; not excited about his life.
nbsp;nbsp;Naturally Norman lt; asked him how he was doing.
nbsp;nbsp;For 15 minutes George was telling him about lt; his problems.
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nbsp;nbsp;Norman Peale said that if you didnt have any problems you had to get on your knees lt; and ask the Lord to give you some problems.
nbsp;nbsp;Once late afternoon in October Linda and lt; I climbed the hill above the river and came across a splendid house.
nbsp;nbsp;Its every detail lt; was perfect.
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nbsp;nbsp;I still remember lt; its unforgettable design.
nbsp;nbsp;It had a sunny look lt; of cheerfulness.
nbsp;nbsp;Its architecture lt; was harmonic.
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nbsp;nbsp;Its design lt; was extraordinary.
nbsp;nbsp;It seemed timeless, ageless, confident in lt; its beauty.
nbsp;nbsp;The house was the incarnation of the architects genius lt; and seemed to be aware of it.
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nbsp;nbsp;It was full of pride lt; and dignity.
nbsp;nbsp;It had the look of lt; triumph over ignorance and chaos.
nbsp;nbsp;It was designed by famous Sir Christopher Wren, the lt; one who had designed St. Pauls Cathedral in London.
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nbsp;nbsp;The house had the most unusual name - it was lt; called quot;Fullcirclequot;.
nbsp;nbsp;It had been lt; built in 1660.
nbsp;nbsp;Sir Christopher Wren did not like the bright lights lt; of the city.
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nbsp;nbsp;He had been a sensitive, gentle man, brilliantly lt; educated and rather much-travelled.
nbsp;nbsp;He spoke several languages and wrote in Latin lt; and Greek.
nbsp;nbsp;He had never in lt; his life been a hypocrite.
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nbsp;nbsp;He had been responsive, sincere and honest all lt; through his life.
nbsp;nbsp;He was a lt; marvelous creature.
nbsp;nbsp;He knew how lt; to put people at ease.
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nbsp;nbsp;Everyone who came in contact with him lt; certainly enjoyed his company and tremendously admired him.
nbsp;nbsp;His dinner was always rather simple but lt; perfectly cooked.
nbsp;nbsp;Of course, he knew everything about his lt; century: pain, death, ignorance, fear.
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nbsp;nbsp;He couldnt avoid witnessing it and lt; faced it bravely.
nbsp;nbsp;He had always lt; viewed the life positively.
nbsp;nbsp;He was spiritually strong and an lt; excellent fighter.