Madame Tussauds Singapore

Madame Tussauds Singapore

Facade of Madame Tussauds Singapore, 29 December 2015
Imbiah Lookout
Status Operating
Opening date 25 October 2014
General statistics
Attraction type Wax museum
Manufacturer Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds Singapore is a wax museum and tourist attraction at the Imbiah Lookout of Sentosa Island in Singapore. It officially opened on 25 October 2014 as the seventh Asian branch of the Madame Tussauds chain of wax museums worldwide. American pop singer Katy Perry, who had her own wax figure in the museum, participated in the opening festivities.[1][2][3]

Wax figures

A waxwork sculpture of former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, at Madame Tussauds Singapore

The wax museum features many wax figures of notable political icons, famous superstars, sports icons and others, including Yusof Ishak, Soekarno, Lee Kuan Yew, David Beckham, Sharukh Khan, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and many more. Standing at the entrance is a statue wax figure of Lady Gaga. It recently added a figure of the Singapore Girl, Nur Surya Binte Mohamed Ambiah's second figure, an iconic fight attendant for Singapore Airlines.[4] Recently, the wax figure of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also added.[5]

Shows

At Madame Tussauds in Singapore, there are two main attractions:

Ticketing

Ticketing are cost at $29SGD for children age 3-12 years, $30SGD for senior citizens, age 60 and above, while an adult ticket cost $39SGD.

See also

References

  1. "Visitors impressed by Madame Tussauds Singapore but let down by suspended ride". The Straits Times. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. "Madame Tussauds opens in Singapore". BBC News. 13 August 2014.
  3. Ansuya Harjani (9 December 2013). "Katy Perry joins star line-up for Singapore Madame Tussauds". CNBC. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. "Madame Tussauds Singapore". Express TravelWorld. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. "PM Modi joins world leaders at Madame Tussauds". ABP Live. 20 April 2016.
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