Amber Room

Amber Room
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Many say that the Amber Room is the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” It was built for Frederick, King of Prussia in the early 18th century. The gold chamber was stolen by the Nazis in 1941 and moved to Königsberg Castle in Königsberg, East Prussia, now Kaliningrad, Russia. The room was supposedly destroyed along with the castle in 1945, but some experts still believe that it was saved and may be hiding somewhere.

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Source: RD.com

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