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Amber room in germany.
German researchers believe they have found the legendary amber room thought to be most valuable piece of art stolen by the nazis during the second world war.
Constructed in the 18th century in prussia the room was dismantled and eventually disappeared during world war ii.
Reuters reports that the germans dismantled the room and took it to koenigsberg.
The history of the new amber room at least is known for sure.
The amber room russian.
Or most disturbing of all amber room hunter and former german soldier georg stein who in 1987 was murdered in a bavarian forest.
Decorated with amber and gold the room was part of the catherine palace near st petersburg.
The amber and gold artifacts taken from the room were last seen in the russian baltic port city of kaliningrad four years later.
1 of 42 this 1917 image is the only existing color photo of the amber room of catherine palace near st.
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.
In early 1945 some believe the room s contents were destroyed during the allied bombings of the area.
Others say crates were placed in a submarine to convey it to safety but the sub was attacked and sank.
It was last seen in königsberg then a baltic port city in germany but now the russian enclave of.
At the time it was called koenigsberg and considered part of germany.
The amber room was a gift from friedrich wilhelm i of prussia to peter the great in 1716 it was made up of six tonnes of amber resin and took 10 years to completei.
Petersburg russia before world war ii.