8th wonder of the world the amber room found

Not merely an audacious campaign to take Russia, Barbarossa would serve as one of the first stops on the Nazi version of the Antiques Roadshow. In September of 1941, the Nazis initiated Operation Barbarossa. The Amber Room, therefore, was a prime target. Hitler hoped to consolidate all of history's greatest masterpieces and artifacts, forcibly taken from their home countries, and install them in this museum. One of his side projects was the envisioning of the Führermuseum (which he named after himself naturally) which he conceived as the world's largest museum. In addition to invading most of Europe, Hitler was also a serious art buff. Well, for that we have to thank Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. So how come it no longer exists? Or does it?

And yet, the Amber Room remained one of Russia's, and the world's, greatest treasures. During its time, many Tsars and Tsarinas rose to power, culminating with the Russian dynasty itself falling to the forces of the Communist revolt. Unable to find the craftsmen needed to properly install such an intricate piece, the panels remained packed away until Peter's daughter, the Empress Elizabeth, found use for them in her own palace, named for her mother, Catherine. The Amber room was a gift from King Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia to the Czar Peter the Great, given to the Russian in 1717. It was once considered the eighth wonder of the world: a marvelous, paneled chamber of amber mosaics and carvings that adorned Catherine the Great's Palace for over 300 years.

8th wonder of the world the amber room found