Obama's double sworn in at Paris wax museum
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US President Barack Obama’s wax figure (centre), surrounded by
extras posing as bodyguards, is unveiled in front of the Eiffel
Tower in Paris on June 29, 2009 prior their installation at the
Grevin wax museum in Paris, to join other historical figures.
The work is made by sculptor Eric Saint-Chaffray. AFP |
Barack Obama's wax double joined the pantheon of world leaders and
stars at the Grevin Museum in Paris on Monday, after being unveiled at
the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Clad in a dark suit lined with the Stars
and Stripes, a red-lined tie over a white shirt, the US president's
effigy was flanked by four mock-bodyguards for its official unveiling
under the Paris monument.
Obama joins a select club of statesmen immortalised at the Paris
museum, from Germany's Angela Merkel to Russia's Vladimir Putin, and
most US presidents since the late 19th-century, from Franklin D.
Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy.
The Grevin's sculptor of 20 years, Eric Saint Chaffray, created
Obama's double based on photographs and video footage of the president.
PARIS, AFP |
