2007-11-16 16:14:14 · 4 answers · asked by Kirin Desuke 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The original Amber Room (Russian Янтарная комната, German: Bernsteinzimmer) in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg was a complete chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. Due to its singular beauty, it was sometimes dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
The Amber Room was created from 1701 to 1709 in Prussia and remained at Charlottenburg Palace until 1716 when it was given by Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I to his then ally, Tsar Peter the Great of the Russian Empire. The Amber Room was looted during World War II by Nazi Germany and brought to Königsberg. Knowledge of its whereabouts was lost in the chaos at the end of the war. Its fate remains a mystery, and the search continues.
A reconstructed Amber Room was inaugurated in 2003 in the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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2007-11-16 16:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by gatita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is in the hands of a private collector and will one day be discovered.
2007-11-16 16:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by Libby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's either still hidden somewhere or chopped to pieces and sold.
2007-11-16 16:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Evocatus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was buried somewhere and the people who know were killed in the war
2007-11-16 17:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋