The Amber Room is a famous masterpiece of 18th century art, which disappeared without a trace during World War II
The amber room was created by master Andreas Schluter on the order of King Frederik I of Prussia. Subsequently, the amber cabinet which was the original name of this astonishing architectural work, was presented to the Russian Tsar Peter I.
The Amber Cabinet was installed in the Menshikov Palace in 1717. In 1743 Elizabeth Petrovna who had ascended the throne of Russia ordered the Amber Cabinet to be installed in the Winter Chambers of Her Imperial Majesty’s Household. The Empress also asked the chief architect FB Rastrelli and the master Alexander Martelli to “correct” the cabinet. It was finished with gilded wood carvings, mirrors and mosaic paintings of jasper and agate.
For nearly 2 centuries this room has remained unchanged and admired undergoing only periodic renovations to minimize the effects of temperature changes, drafts and stove heating.
During World War II, it was decided not to evacuate to the Amber Room because of its fragility. And the Nazis, having captured the Catherine Palace, destroyed the Amber Room. According to the officers’ report, the wall panels were mutilated with bayonets and knives at human height, the parquet which had been composed of rare wood, sandalwood, rosewood, amaranth, cherry and lemon trees were completely destroyed. The paint on the ceiling was also mangled. This was done by 6 soldiers in 36 hours.
The Amber Room was later displayed at the royal palace in Kroenigsberg, but after liberating Koenigsberg in 1945, Soviet troops did not find the Amber Room.
Nevertheless, some of its fragments were transferred to Russia in 2000.
Since 1981, work on the reconstruction of the Amber Room began, led by AA Zhuravlev. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg, the Amber Room has been completely restored.
She can now be seen by everyone in the Catherine Palace in Saint Petersburg
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