Will they ever find the original Amber Room?
Five years ago, I visited the Catherine Palace at Pushkin – until 1937 called Tsarskoe Selo (Tsar’s Village) – 25 km south of St Petersburg [my account here].
A major historic feature of the palace was the Amber Room which originated from a gift of amber from the Prussians. It was taken to Germany and lost in the chaos at the end of the war. However, at a reputed cost of £3.5M, the Amber Room has been totally reconstructed and is once more one of the Catherine Palace’s brightest jewels.
The original Amber Room has never been found and periodically stories emerge suggesting its location. This week, a German MP called Heinz-Peter Haustein announced his theory that the Amber Room may be situated underground near the northern German village of Deutschneudorf of which he is also mayor [further information here].