• The soldiers have left and the famous Amber Room has left with them. A detail from the 21st-century Amber Room reconstruction at Catherine Palace.
  • The Amber Room was once the jewel of the Romanov’s luxurious summer residence and was covered in amber, gems, and gold leaf from floor to ceiling.
  • Its fate is one of the greatest mysteries of WWII. The Amber Room dated back to 1701 when German baroque sculptor Andreas Schlüter began work on it.
  • The Amber Room was designed for Charlottenburg Palace by Andreas Schlüter, a German baroque sculptor and renowned architect.
  • Amber Room Russia Its construction began in 1701, when a german baroque sculptor and danish amber craftsman.
  • The Amber Room was intended in 1701 for the Charlottenburg Palace, in Berlin, Prussia, but was eventually installed at the Berlin City Palace.
  • Alexander II, said to be an amber connoisseur, used it as a trophy room. The reconstructed Amber Room in Catherine Palace. (giggle/CC BY 3.0).
  • The Amber Room was never seen again, though reports have occasionally surfaced stating that components of the Amber Room survived the war.
  • Due to amber being a very fragile material towards temperature and humidity changes, the Amber Room had to be restored several times in 1800s.