The amber room

The room, built for Russian tsar Peter the Great in the 1700s and packed with amber, gold and precious jewels, was looted by the Nazis in 1941 and its contents vanished in 1945.

PANEL FROM THE AMBER ROOM CATHERINE PALACE TSARSKOE SELO near SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA The Amber Room - an investigative report by Scott-Clark & Levy. The above panel is from the Amber Room, once found in Katharine Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Amber room at Katherine Palace, St. Petersburg Russia

The Amber Room, a jewel worth hundreds of millions, vanished during World War II. Russia would spend two decades recreating it.

The mystery of the stolen amber from the Amber Room at Catherine Palace is one of the world's greatest mysteries! And the recreation is stunning. No wonder it's the "Eighth Wonder of the World." But all the "whipped cream" rooms of the Palace are amazing. Yes, the Catherine Palace is absolutely one of the best things to do in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Amber Room, Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg. From a Postcrossing private trade.

As a kid, everyone, at some point or another, dreams of being Indiana Jones. Wouldn’t it be great to go on adventures and find lost treasures? Unfortunately, for starters, that’s not how archaeology works. And in addition, there are probably not many hidden treasures left, especially in this day and age when so much of

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