The amber room in 1917.
Amber room russia.
A trio of aging sleuths homeopath leonhard blume 73 scientist günter eckardt 67 and georadar specialist peter lohr 71 are convinced the missing amber room of the russian tsars lies in.
Wikimedia commons public domain considered the eighth wonder of the world by many the amber room was an intricately constructed golden hued masterpiece of contemporary artistry.
The mysterious disappearance of the opulent amber room in russia.
The amber room russian.
In 1755 czarina elizabeth daughter of peter the great ordered the room to be moved to the catherine palace in pushkin named tsarskoye selo or czar s village.
In 1716 the amber room was given to czar peter the great by friedrich wilhelm i of prussia and remained in russia until nazi troops removed it during world war ii in 27 crates.
The amber room was shipped to russia in 18 large boxes and installed in the winter house in st.
In 1755 czarina elizabeth ordered the room to be.
Bursztynowa komnata was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors located in the catherine palace of tsarskoye selo near saint petersburg.
By megan cooper on may 28 2020.
In 1717 the room was further expanded and the resulting room comprised of a whopping 6 tonnes of amber.
Constructed in the 18th century in prussia the room was dismantled and eventually disappeared during world war ii.
Petersburg as a part of a european art collection.
The storage contained 227 bags with amber weighing over 5 1 tons russia s interior ministry said in a statement among the stones were those over 1 5 kilograms in weight according to specialists some of the items found are very rare and may cost nearly 100 000.
Priceless russian treasure stolen by nazis discovered by german researchers ornate panels thought to be most valuable items ever looted by the fascist regime.
Interior of the original amber room photo.
Petersburg as part of an art collection.