For nearly two hundred years the Amber Room dazzled visitors to the Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg.
Hand-colored photograph of the original Amber Room, 1931.
The room was restored and enlarged throughout the 18th century.
They had already set their eyes on the Amber Room, which they believed rightfully belonged to the Germans.
So a half-hearted attempt was made at hiding the room behind a wallpaper.
But it didnt fool the Nazis.
Konigsberg Castle and Courtyard, c. 1900.
Shortly thereafter, the Soviets bombed the castle to ruins.
But the story of the Amber Room didnt rest there.
There are several theories about what may have happened to the precious amber crates.
The most popular theory is that it still hidden in some old bunker.
A generous donation by a German company helped financed the project.
Their initial claim that they had located the Amber crates created a lot of buzz in the media.
But the trail has gone cold once again.
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg.
