- Hand-coloured photograph of the original Amber Room, 1931. Autochrome of the Amber Room in the Catherine Palace, 1917. Reconstructed Amber Room, 2003.
- 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.
- Then, curiously, on September 2, 1944, Rohde wrote to his superior in Berlin claiming that “The Amber Room has survived, apart from six dado panels.”
- Creation of the Amber Room began in 1701 after being conceptualised and designed by Andreas Schlüter for Sophia Charlotte, the second wife of Frederick 1st...
- The Amber Room was constructed for King Frederick I of Prussia in Danzig (modern-day Gdansk, Poland) between 1701 and 1714.
- He got the nickname "Soldier King". One of the first pieces of art being sold to emphasize the military was the Amber Room.
- The Amber Room was designed for Charlottenburg Palace by Andreas Schlüter, a German baroque sculptor and renowned architect.
- By the time it was installed, the Amber Room comprised over 6 tonnes of amber. 4. Visitors dubbed the Amber Room the ‘eighth wonder of the world’.
- Historians and jewelers still argue over the approximate value of the Amber Room with estimates ranging from $142 million to over $500 million .
- Construction of the Amber Room began in 1701. It was originally installed at Charlottenburg Palace, home of Friedrich I, the first King of Prussia.