蠟像館是指以展出蠟像為主的展覽館,而這些蠟像往往是歷史上或當代的名人,這些蠟像穿着衣服,擺出栩栩如生的姿勢。
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製作真人大小的穿衣蠟像是是源於歐洲皇室的葬禮習俗。在中世紀,人們在皇室葬禮上會把穿戴整齊的屍體抬到棺材上面,但在炎熱的天氣里,這樣做往往會加速屍體腐爛,於是人們開始用蠟像來代替屍體。葬禮結束後,這些蠟像通常被陳列在墳墓旁或教堂,並成為吸引遊客的一個熱門付費景點。[1]
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