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| One of the great mysteries of World War II that authorities and experts have not been able to solve to this day is the whereabouts of the Amber Room. Described as a giant “jewel box,” the treasure was originally located inside the Charlottenburg Palace of Prussian King Frederick I. Photo: Shutterstock. |
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| The Amber Room was designed by German Baroque sculptor Andreas Schlüter and Danish amber craftsman Gottfried Wolfram. It was built between 1701 and 1711 using amber and pure gold leaf. Photo: Sergey_Bogomyako – Shutterstock. |
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| King Frederick I was very fond of the Amber Room. On the day of the unveiling of this treasure, more than 500 large candles were lit, making the room shimmer and shine in the golden light. Some even called this precious treasure the "eighth wonder" of mankind. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia. |
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| In 1716, the then Russian Tsar, Pier the Great, visited Prussia. As soon as he saw the Amber Room, Pier the Great was completely captivated by the "unprecedented" beauty of this treasure. Therefore, to show friendship and to strengthen the Russo-Prussian alliance against the Swedish state, King Friedrich Wilhelm I - son of King Friedrich I - agreed to give Pier the Amber Room. Photo: Alexandra Lande/Shutterstock.com. |
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| In 1717, the Amber Room was disassembled and packed into 18 large boxes for shipment to Russia. It was later installed in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg as part of a collection of European art. Photo: Patrick Aventurier/Gamma-Rapho/Getty. |
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| In 1755, Queen Elizabeth moved the room to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin, named Tsarkoye Selo. The room was later expanded and decorated, increasing the total area to more than 55 m2 with 12 walls and 12 pillars. The entire room was crafted from 6 tons of amber, gold and precious stones. The room is estimated to be worth about 142 million USD. Photo: Smartfretour.com. |
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| In 1941, Nazi forces under Hitler's command invaded the Soviet Union. At that time, the Soviet Union tried to hide the Amber Room but the German soldiers eventually found it. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, jeanyfan. |
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| On October 14, 1941, under the command of Rittmeister Graf Solms-Laubach, 27 packages containing the Amber Room were delivered by the Nazis to Königsberg Castle. On the night of August 26 and early morning of August 27, 1944, Königsberg Castle was bombed. When the Soviet army drove the Germans out of Königsberg in April 1945, the Amber Room mysteriously disappeared. Photo: Sovfoto/townandcountrymag. |
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| Over the following years, authorities and experts conducted many searches to find the precious amber room but all failed. Photo: Twitter/Trollstoy88. |
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| One theory is that the Amber Room may have been destroyed during the war, but there is also speculation that Nazi soldiers took the treasure and hid it in a secret location in Poland or Germany. Photo: Alchetron. |
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