Frederick William I, king of Prussia, never imagined that his gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift is the Amber Room. It got its name because several tons of amber were used to build the house.

The selected amber is bright in color, yellowish brown, like honey. The design of Amber Room adopted the unique architectural style popular at that time. It is also a treasure decorated with gold, silver and jewels. It took a group of the best artists in the country about ten years to finish it.

In fact, this amber room was not built as a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next Prussian king Frederick William I, the owner of this amber room, decided not to have it.

17 16, he gave the amber room to Peter the Great. In return, the czar gave him a team of the best soldiers.

In this way, the Amber Room became a part of the Tsar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. This amber room is about four meters long and is used as a small reception room for important guests.

Later, Catherine II sent someone to move the Amber Room to her summer palace outside St. Petersburg. She asked her craftsmen to add more elaborate decorations to the original design.

1770, this amber room was completed according to her requirements. Nearly 600 candles lit up the room, and the mirror inside was as shiny as the portrait gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room is considered to be one of the wonders in the world, it has now disappeared.

194 1 September, Nazi Germans approached St. Petersburg. This was during the war between the two countries. Before the Nazis arrived in the Summer Palace, the Russians could only remove some furniture and small works of art from the Amber Room.

But the Amber Room itself was stolen by some Nazis. In less than two days, 65438+ ten thousand parts were packed into 27 wooden cases.

There is no doubt that these boxes were later loaded on the train and transported to Konigsberg, when Germany was a city on the Baltic Sea. Since then, the location of the Amber Room has become a mystery.

Recently, Russians and Germans built a new amber room in the Summer Palace. By studying the original photos of the amber room, the amber room they built looks very similar to the old one.

In 2003, people in St. Petersburg used it to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the city.

Original text:

Frederick William I, King of Prussia, never imagined that his generous gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift is the Amber Room. It got its name because it used tons of amber to build houses.

The selected amber is bright in color, showing a yellow-brown color like honey. The design of the Amber Room adopted the unique architectural style popular at that time. It is also a treasure decorated with gold and silver jewelry. It took a group of the best artists in the country about ten years to finish it.

Actually, the Amber Room was not built as a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, Frederick William I, the next king of Prussia and the owner of the Amber Room, decided not to use it.

17 16, he gave the amber room to Peter the Great. In return, the czar gave him a team of the best soldiers.

In this way, the Amber Room became a part of the Tsar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The amber room is about four meters long and is used as a small reception room for important guests.

Later, Catherine II sent someone to move the Amber Room to her summer palace outside St. Petersburg. She asked her craftsmen to add more exquisite decorations to the original design.

1770, the amber room was completed according to her requirements. Nearly 600 candles lit up the room, and mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room is considered as one of the wonders of the world, it has now disappeared.

194 1 In September, Nazi Germans approached St. Petersburg. This is a period of war between the two countries. Before the Nazis arrived in the Summer Palace, the Russians had to remove some furniture and small works of art from the Amber Room.

But the Amber Room itself was carried away by some Nazi secrets. In less than two days, 100000 parts were packed into 27 wooden cases.

There is no doubt that these boxes were later loaded on the train to Konigsberg, a city on the Baltic Sea in Germany. Since then, the whereabouts of the Amber Room has become a mystery.

Recently, Russians and Germans built a new amber room in the Summer Palace. By studying the original photos of the amber room, the heart amber room they built looks very similar to the old one.

In 2003, people in St. Petersburg used it to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the city.