Amber Room
The story of one history's most extraordinary pieces of art
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Show Notes
In 1701, construction of the famed Amber Room began. It was made of 1,000 pounds of amber panels, gold, gemstones, and mirrors. It was so extraordinary, it was called the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Then, in WWII, the Nazis looted the Amber Room from Russia, and took it back to Prussia. The room was there until the waning days of WWII - but after that - it disappeared. Was it destroyed or buried in the bombing and artillery attacks? Or had it been spirited away by ship or train? To this day - no one knows. This is the story of the Amber Room.
Sources
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/amber-room-mystery-russia-nazis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Room
Image: File:Catherine Palace interior - Amber Room (1).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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