The Amber Room was a chamber lined entirely in carved amber, gold and mirrors, called the eighth wonder of the world. German troops dismantled and shipped it in 1941, and it has not been seen since.

The Amber Room (1701–1941)

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Built in Prussia and given to Russia's Peter the Great, it covered 55 square metres in six tonnes of amber lit by candles, glowing gold. During the invasion of the Soviet Union it was crated up and taken to Königsberg, and the trail ends there — burnt in the 1944 bombing, sunk on a ship, or hidden in a mine, depending on which theory you follow. Hunters still search. A full reconstruction, taking 24 years and using the original methods, opened near St Petersburg in 2003.

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Kehribar Oda, tamamen oyma kehribar, altın ve aynalarla kaplı, dünyanın sekizinci harikası denen bir salondu. Alman birlikleri 1941'de onu söküp gemiyle götürdü ve o günden beri görülmedi.
Kehribar Oda (1701-1941)

Prusya'da yapılıp Rusya'nın Büyük Petro'suna verilen oda, mum ışığında altın gibi parlayan altı ton kehribarla 55 metrekareyi kaplıyordu. Sovyetler Birliği işgali sırasında sandıklanıp Königsberg'e götürüldü ve iz orada bitiyor — hangi kuramı izlediğinize göre 1944 bombardımanında yandı, bir gemiyle battı ya da bir madende saklandı. Avcılar hâlâ arıyor. Özgün yöntemlerle 24 yılda yapılan tam bir yeniden inşa, 2003'te St. Petersburg yakınında açıldı.

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Background reading: Amber RoomAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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