Paris Spectacular Wax Museum- The Sad Legend of Cyparisse

In the Falling Darkness, this young Greek hero wounded a hind with an arrow, and was stricken with grief when he realized what he had done. On the point of committing suicide, Cyparisse was saved by Apollo, who gave him the shape of the eternally green cypress tree. Ever since, the cypress has been symbolic of grief

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Burning Spring Wax Museum- Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

(1712-1759)

Here's a shot of French and Indian War General Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm from the Burning Spring Wax Museum in Niagara Falls Canada. Montcalm died from wounds sustained during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec.

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National Civil War Wax Museum- Life in the South

In this shot of from the National Civil War Wax Museum, we see a typical scene of the American South before the Civil War. Slaves are picking cotton for the wealthy slave owners. The crop of cotton was a driving factor in the "need" for slaves, and the export and use of the material only drove the south further into the slave trade. As more territories became states, the balance of Slave and free states became harder to control.

This scene is done fairly well, with its use of a mural to create greater depth in the tableau.

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