Treasure hunters claim to have found a hatch to an underground room or bunker in poland that s been sealed for decades in which they hope to discover the contents to the amber room one of the most beautiful and elaborate rooms in history so dazzling that it has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.
Amber room found 2020.
The search for the amber room has been on since the end of the war.
Given that the bulk of the booty looted for adolf hitler s planned museum of world culture in linz was found in salt mines in austria the nazis could well have transported the amber room 500 miles.
The mysterious disappearance of the opulent amber room in russia by megan cooper on may 28 2020 interior of the original amber room photo.
Police used axes to break the wall behind which a hidden place with semi precious stones was located.
In what seems to be something of an annual occurrence headlines were made last month when a researcher claimed to have located a curious spot in a polish town which he believed could contain the ornate.
Constructed in the 18th century in prussia the room was dismantled and eventually disappeared during world war ii.
It has been missing for 70 years.
The amber room deagostini getty images designed in the early 18th century the amber room was an ornate set of floor to ceiling wall panels decorated with fossilized amber semi precious stones.
As of january 2008 zvezda s ceo was grigory krichevsky previously known for his work.
The russian historian sergei trifonov during the interview on the russian state tv channel zvezda said that he found traces of the amber room.
The amber room russian.
Police found the amber room in the cellar of a house in yantarnoye village kaliningrad region.
Zvezda is a russian state owned nationwide tv network run by the russian ministry of defence.
It is not the first time searches around the mamerki museum have taken place.
Wikimedia commons public domain considered the eighth wonder of the world by many the amber room was an intricately constructed golden hued masterpiece of contemporary artistry.