/kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, Peter the Great issued a special order to protect treasures, requiring China people not to sell precious jewelry in their rooms at will, and diamonds and jewelry above a certain weight must be bought by the royal family. In addition, Peter the Great searched for diamonds and jewels all over the world. Many small countries learned that he was kind-hearted and presented their best jewels with their own hands, hoping for shelter and happiness.
Peter the Great built a mysterious building in the East Palace in St Petersburg where he lived. All the jewels in the collection are kept in it, and the world calls it the diamond vault. After Peter the Great, Queen Catherine II was the most obsessed with jewelry collection. If every woman in the world loves diamonds, then the woman who loves diamonds the most is Catherine II. She loves diamonds, wears priceless diamond ornaments every day, and her patterns are often renovated. She has extremely high requirements for diamond cutting and inlay technology. The best diamond cutting expert in Russian history appeared in the period of Catherine II. There was once a court bodyguard who dared to praise the beauty of the queen's diamond ornaments and was promoted to the head of the bodyguard. Officials, large and small, regard providing diamonds as the most direct way to get promoted. A queen's birthday, as a result, more than half of the tens of thousands of birthday gifts received were diamonds. The queen's diamonds are not only inlaid as jewelry, but also everything she uses every day. She has a 17th century Bible with 30 17 diamonds on the silver cover.
With the continuous collection of several generations of royal families, Russia's diamond library has become the most concentrated place for precious diamonds, and there are only three world-class 10 diamonds. The most famous diamond is orlov, which is currently the third largest diamond in the world, weighing 189.62 carats. /kloc-At the beginning of the 0/7th century, a rough diamond weighing 309 carats was found in the diamond placer in Golconda, India. According to the will of the king of India at that time, a diamond processing expert planned to process it into a rose shape, but failed to do so, resulting in a lot of weight loss (only 189.62 carats). This wonderful diamond later became the eye of the Brahman statue in the Indian temple of Seringa.
1739, after India was captured by Persia, this diamond was decorated on the throne of the Persian king. Then the diamond was stolen and fell into the hands of an Armenian. 1767, Armenians deposited diamonds in a bank in Amsterdam. 1772, these diamonds were sold to Ivan, a Russian jeweler. Ivan sold the diamonds to the Count of orlov for 400,000 rubles on 1773. In the same year, Count orlov named this diamond "orlov" and presented it to Catherine II as a gift on the naming day. Later, "orlov" was welded into a carved silver base, which was embedded in the top of the Russian scepter. The legendary diamond ornaments make the scepter awe-inspiring, and "orlov" has become one of the most important collections in the diamond library. Besides orlov, there are many world-class diamonds in the diamond library. "Paul I" weighs 130.35 carats. This beautiful purple diamond was once set in the center of the Indian crown and later belonged to Peter the Great. The Tsar of Persia weighed 99.52 carats. It was once embedded in the crown of the Persian king and later owned by the tsar Wendi. Although "Shah" weighs only 88.7 carats, it is the only big diamond with lettering in the world. Diamonds were first discovered in India and were owned by two Indian kings, and later transferred to the Persian king. The three crystal faces of the diamond are engraved with the names of three kings, and each time they are given to the new owner, the new owner's name will be engraved. You know, diamonds are extremely hard, and it is surprisingly difficult to engrave on them. The jeweler grinds some very fine powder from the diamond, and then dips this powder with a sharp stick to carve the diamond. After three carvings, the weight of Shah changed from 95 carats at the time of discovery to 88.7 carats. 1829, the Russian ambassador to Persia was stabbed to death, and the czar threatened revenge. In order to appease the czar's anger, Prince Hoslev Mi Erzha of Persia led a delegation to St. Petersburg to apologize. The prince gave the tsar a treasure, that is, this vicissitudes of life "Shah". Its value at that time seemed to be equivalent to a war between two countries. Since then, "Shah" has been preserved in Russia.
One huge diamond amazed the world, not to mention thousands of diamonds. The glittering crown is simply a collection of diamonds. It was specially made by a court jeweler in 1762 for the coronation of Catherine II, and more than a dozen of the most important diamonds were removed from the crowns of European kings at that time. The craftsman inlaid 4936 diamonds in the crown, weighing 2858 carats, and the whole crown weighed 1907 grams. At the top of the crown is the heaviest spinel in the world, weighing 398.72 carats. Gemmologists thought it was ruby for a long time, but later it was found to be a rare spinel. At present, this spinel is one of the "seven gems that must be protected" in Russia. It is worth mentioning that it was bought by Russians from Beijing with 2672 gold rubles. The treasure in the diamond vault can't be measured by the market price now. It has become a symbol of Russian national wealth, but even royal treasures have their ups and downs. 19 14 After the outbreak of World War I, the czar immediately ordered the transfer of these treasures from the East Palace to the Kremlin in Moscow. In the process of transfer, a large part of jewelry was lost due to leaking news. There is a theory that about 75% of scattered diamonds and precious stones flow into the people.
During World War II, Russia also lost a considerable number of treasures, including the Amber Hall, which is called "the first jewelry box in Tian Zi". 17 1 1 year, king Friedrich I of Prussia ordered the construction of the amber room. The amber room is square and covers an area of about 200 square meters. * * * Use 6 tons of amber and decorate it with diamonds, emeralds and rubies. Its value is not only reflected in the amazing concentration of wealth, but also a masterpiece of baroque art. Five years later, Frederik 1's son, Emperor William I, gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great to celebrate Prussia's alliance with Russia, and Peter the Great put it in the diamond vault. /kloc-In the mid-8th century, Catherine II ordered craftsmen to decorate this hall, and the Amber Room became a magnificent hall and amber room. When the renovation of 1770 was finally completed, the hall was dazzling, with 565 candles illuminating the whole hall, and the candlelight sprinkled on the jewelry was also dazzling. 194 1 In autumn, German invaders occupied the palace of former Catherine II. Hitler ordered the amber hall to be demolished, packed in 27 crates and shipped back to Germany, and the city of Crolle Witz (now Kaliningrad) was taken. At 1943, the situation went downhill. The hall fell back into Soviet hands, and the Amber Hall was dismantled and boxed by the Germans and hidden in Teutonic Knight Castle and nearby air-raid shelter. 1in August, 944, the allied forces bombed the city of Witz, Crolle, and razed the Teutonic Knight Castle to the ground. Since then, the whereabouts of Amber Hall are unknown. Now countless treasure hunters are looking for the amber room, but there is still no news.
The well-preserved diamond storage room was dusty in the basement of the Kremlin for eight years. 1922, the Soviet state Committee appraised these treasures and decided to keep them in the national treasure museum, which is now managed by the Russian state precious metals and gems management Committee. Although many treasures have been lost, there are still more than 25,300 Quevara diamonds, 1.700-carat large-grained sapphires, 2,600-carat small-grained sapphires, 2,600-carat rubies and many large, round, high-quality and exquisite pearls in the diamond vault.
As a concentrated symbol of Russian national wealth, Russia's diamond bank ranks tenth among the top ten treasures in the world.