The Amber Room was a priceless piece of art, filled with gilding, carvings, gold leaf, gemstones, mirrors, and statues valued around $500 million dollars. It was looted during World War II by the Nazi Army and both its fate and its current whereabouts… remain a mystery.
Now grab your hat, whip, and plucky attitude- we’re goin’ treasure huntin’!
I gotta say, I’m pretty FUHRious
Designed by German baroque sculptor Andreas Schulter, the Amber Room was installed at the Berlin City Palace. Then, in 1716, it was given by the Prussian King to his ally the Tsar of the Russian Empire, so it ended up in the Catherine Palace.
Now, this is all worth mentioning because during its move, after its expansion, and finally after several renovations, the Amber room covered more than 590 square feet, and contained over 13,000lbs of amber. (AMBER? I barely know her.)
In 1941, as Hitler’s forces closed in on St. Petersburg, the head art curator ordered the Amber Room to be covered in wallpaper in an attempt to keep it hidden from the Nazi’s. Alas, Hitler was well aware of the Amber Room’s history, claiming it was German made and, therefore, should be returned to its homeland.
The Room was found, stripped, and shipped to Germany where it was put on display for the next two years. When the war turned in favor of the Allies, the Room was once again packed up and ordered to be shipped out… never to be seen again.
AND? What happened next??
Now here’s where we get to dive into the fun stuff… the theories!
The Occam’s Razor theory: during the Russian’s invasion of Germany, the Amber Room was destroyed by artillery shells. But Kuchumov, the art curator with the genius “put wallpaper over it” plan, denounced this theory and started his own investigation.
There are eyewitness accounts claiming to have seen the Amber Room being packed and placed onboard a German transport ship, the Wilhelm Gustloff, one that was subsequently sunk in 1945 by a Soviet submarine. The discovered wreckage, however, has been explored thoroughly with no connections to the Room.
The KGB conducted investigations around the city where the Amber Room was last displayed. Their interest in the city led to the theory that the room lay hidden under the city in a labyrinth of tunnels.
A missing treasure of this magnitude has generated plenty of bizarre theories but two of our favorites were that the Room was sunk in a Lithuanian lagoon and that Amber Room the Nazis had grabbed was a fake.
Okay, gre
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The Amber Room was a priceless piece of art, filled with gilding, carvings, gold leaf, gemstones, mirrors, and statues valued around $500 million dollars. It was looted during World War II by the Nazi Army and both its fate and its current whereabouts… remain a mystery.
Now grab your hat, whip, and plucky attitude- we’re goin’ treasure huntin’!
I gotta say, I’m pretty FUHRious
Designed by German baroque sculptor Andreas Schulter, the Amber Room was installed at the Berlin City Palace. Then, in 1716, it was given by the Prussian King to his ally the Tsar of the Russian Empire, so it ended up in the Catherine Palace.
Now, this is all worth mentioning because during its move, after its expansion, and finally after several renovations, the Amber room covered more than 590 square feet, and contained over 13,000lbs of amber. (AMBER? I barely know her.)
In 1941, as Hitler’s forces closed in on St. Petersburg, the head art curator ordered the Amber Room to be covered in wallpaper in an attempt to keep it hidden from the Nazi’s. Alas, Hitler was well aware of the Amber Room’s history, claiming it was German made and, therefore, should be returned to its homeland.
The Room was found, stripped, and shipped to Germany where it was put on display for the next two years. When the war turned in favor of the Allies, the Room was once again packed up and ordered to be shipped out… never to be seen again.
AND? What happened next??
Now here’s where we get to dive into the fun stuff… the theories!
The Occam’s Razor theory: during the Russian’s invasion of Germany, the Amber Room was destroyed by artillery shells. But Kuchumov, the art curator with the genius “put wallpaper over it” plan, denounced this theory and started his own investigation.
There are eyewitness accounts claiming to have seen the Amber Room being packed and placed onboard a German transport ship, the Wilhelm Gustloff, one that was subsequently sunk in 1945 by a Soviet submarine. The discovered wreckage, however, has been explored thoroughly with no connections to the Room.
The KGB conducted investigations around the city where the Amber Room was last displayed. Their interest in the city led to the theory that the room lay hidden under the city in a labyrinth of tunnels.
A missing treasure of this magnitude has generated plenty of bizarre theories but two of our favorites were that the Room was sunk in a Lithuanian lagoon and that Amber Room the Nazis had grabbed was a fake.
Okay, gre
... keep reading on reddit ➡The Amber Room was a priceless piece of art, filled with gilding, carvings, gold leaf, gemstones, mirrors, and statues valued around $500 million dollars. It was looted during World War II by the Nazi Army and both its fate and its current whereabouts… remain a mystery.
Now grab your hat, whip, and plucky attitude- we’re goin’ treasure huntin’!
I gotta say, I’m pretty FUHRious
Designed by German baroque sculptor Andreas Schulter, the Amber Room was installed at the Berlin City Palace. Then, in 1716, it was given by the Prussian King to his ally the Tsar of the Russian Empire, so it ended up in the Catherine Palace.
Now, this is all worth mentioning because during its move, after its expansion, and finally after several renovations, the Amber room covered more than 590 square feet, and contained over 13,000lbs of amber. (AMBER? I barely know her.)
In 1941, as Hitler’s forces closed in on St. Petersburg, the head art curator ordered the Amber Room to be covered in wallpaper in an attempt to keep it hidden from the Nazi’s. Alas, Hitler was well aware of the Amber Room’s history, claiming it was German made and, therefore, should be returned to its homeland.
The Room was found, stripped, and shipped to Germany where it was put on display for the next two years. When the war turned in favor of the Allies, the Room was once again packed up and ordered to be shipped out… never to be seen again.
AND? What happened next??
Now here’s where we get to dive into the fun stuff… the theories!
The Occam’s Razor theory: during the Russian’s invasion of Germany, the Amber Room was destroyed by artillery shells. But Kuchumov, the art curator with the genius “put wallpaper over it” plan, denounced this theory and started his own investigation.
There are eyewitness accounts claiming to have seen the Amber Room being packed and placed onboard a German transport ship, the Wilhelm Gustloff, one that was subsequently sunk in 1945 by a Soviet submarine. The discovered wreckage, however, has been explored thoroughly with no connections to the Room.
The KGB conducted investigations around the city where the Amber Room was last displayed. Their interest in the city led to the theory that the room lay hidden under the city in a labyrinth of tunnels.
A missing treasure of this magnitude has generated plenty of bizarre theories but two of our favorites were that the Room was sunk in a Lithuanian lagoon and that Amber Room the Nazis had grabbed was a fake.
Okay, gre
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The Amber Room was a priceless piece of art, filled with gilding, carvings, gold leaf, gemstones, mirrors, and statues valued around $500 million dollars. It was looted during World War II by the Nazi Army and both its fate and its current whereabouts… remain a mystery.
Now grab your hat, whip, and plucky attitude- we’re goin’ treasure huntin’!
I gotta say, I’m pretty FUHRious
Designed by German baroque sculptor Andreas Schulter, the Amber Room was installed at the Berlin City Palace. Then, in 1716, it was given by the Prussian King to his ally the Tsar of the Russian Empire, so it ended up in the Catherine Palace.
Now, this is all worth mentioning because during its move, after its expansion, and finally after several renovations, the Amber room covered more than 590 square feet, and contained over 13,000lbs of amber. (AMBER? I barely know her.)
In 1941, as Hitler’s forces closed in on St. Petersburg, the head art curator ordered the Amber Room to be covered in wallpaper in an attempt to keep it hidden from the Nazi’s. Alas, Hitler was well aware of the Amber Room’s history, claiming it was German made and, therefore, should be returned to its homeland.
The Room was found, stripped, and shipped to Germany where it was put on display for the next two years. When the war turned in favor of the Allies, the Room was once again packed up and ordered to be shipped out… never to be seen again.
AND? What happened next??
Now here’s where we get to dive into the fun stuff… the theories!
The Occam’s Razor theory: during the Russian’s invasion of Germany, the Amber Room was destroyed by artillery shells. But Kuchumov, the art curator with the genius “put wallpaper over it” plan, denounced this theory and started his own investigation.
There are eyewitness accounts claiming to have seen the Amber Room being packed and placed onboard a German transport ship, the Wilhelm Gustloff, one that was subsequently sunk in 1945 by a Soviet submarine. The discovered wreckage, however, has been explored thoroughly with no connections to the Room.
The KGB conducted investigations around the city where the Amber Room was last displayed. Their interest in the city led to the theory that the room lay hidden under the city in a labyrinth of tunnels.
A missing treasure of this magnitude has generated plenty of bizarre theories but two of our favorites were that the Room was sunk in a Lithuanian lagoon and that Amber Room the Nazis had grabbed was a fak
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