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Amber room

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Am´ber room
1.A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered. The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans.


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The Amber Room was also opened and was visited by many of the heads of state (including France's Jacques Chirac, above).
Peters' 300th. (Winter Travel Gide) by Russian Life
Had the renowned Amber Room survived unscathed to the present day, its value would have been close to $150 million dollars.
Forever amber by Predovsky, Linda / Russian Life
I have been involved with the recreation of the Amber Room since 1979, said Director of the State Museum at Tsarskoe Selo, Ivan Petrovich Sautov.
St. Petercentennial: with its tercentenary less than a year away, the ... by Predovsky, Linda / Russian Life
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