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A German historian has made some remarkable discoveries about the missing "Amber Room” – an art collection dubbed the eighth wonder of the world.
Studying declassified intelligence files, Mario Morgner found out that East Germany was devoting huge amount of time, energy and money trying to locate St. Petersburg's missing "Amber Room."
The Amber Room, once located outside St. Petersburg, was designed by German Baroque sculptor Andreas Schlueter in 17th century as a present for Russian tsar Peter the Great from King Friedrich Wilhelm I. The room was lavishly decorated with amber panels, golden ornaments, mosaics, and gems.
During World War II, it was dismantled and shipped by German troops to Koenigsberg, now Kaliningrad. The room was put on display in the royal palace, but soon it was damaged by a fire and subsequently disappeared. Read more
Amber Room is a part of Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo that is located near St. Petersburg in russia. during the Second World War, the Nazis captured the place and looted every element of the palace that made it special.They packed everything in 37 huge crates and sent it to Germany. The Amber Room was sometimes also referred to as the Wight Wonder of the World due to the extremely gorgeous design.
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