Amber room

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

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.

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.

This winter I went to St.Petersburg. High upon my list was the Palace of Catherine the Great. After all I wanted to see infamous Amber Room there. Read my story here!

THE AMBER ROOM

Amber room at Katherine Palace, St. Petersburg Russia

The Amber Room was built for Catherine I but disappeared during WW2. Now a new documentary hopes to shed light on its fate.

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

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

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