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WW2 Mystery: The Amber Room

Sep 19, 2007 12:51

THE AMBER ROOM - Das Bernsteinzimmer
World War II Mystery Surrounding Artistic Treasure
Article by Robert EastonWorth in the excess of 100 million US$ and often described as "The Eighth Wonder of the World", the Amber Room is a missing treasure which has fascinated art historians and bounty hunters for generations ( Read more... )

history, allieds, russia, ww2, 1930's, the arts, 20th century history, mysteries, 1700's, 2. weltkrieg, breakingthrunow, berlin, nazi days, german royals

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lirren September 19 2007, 21:02:25 UTC

I absolutely adore historical mysteries, and this just fascinates me. Yes, it probably was destroyed in the fire, but wow, if it wasn't!!

red_day_dawning September 20 2007, 14:36:10 UTC

Wow, what a bizarrely interesting history.

liquetes September 21 2007, 12:05:24 UTC

Beautiful :) . I dont particularly like modern architecture (too simplistic). This, is so nice, in all it's gaudy-ness.