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From a silver and goldsmith / gem cutter and someone that works with Baltic amber perspective: I kept waiting for them to talk about how far back in human history the use of amber goes. It's a deep history and just one of the uses of amber in ancient times was as a fire starter. Amber burns, as it burns and more of it melts the fire will just keep increasing. Given the battle damage visible on the castle and then the possible torching of it after, I've always felt the amber room burned. If that's true then nothing would be found of it after a fire bad enough to destroy an entire castle.

Visited Catherine’s Palace outside of St. Petersburg several years ago and was able to see the beautiful craftsmanship that had recreated the Amber room. Absolutely stunning. There were photos of the destruction of the palace done by the Germans in WWII. Horrible. War is horrible…

This documentary makes it appear as if the Amber Room had been Russian from the get go and only shortly mentions that it was crafted by Germans before being “presented” to the Russian Tsar. But in fact is was a German art work ordered by the Prussian King Friedrich I for his Berlin Castle, designed by a German (Johann Friedrich Eosander) and manufactured by German craftsmen. Although it belonged to the Russian empire later in history this is an important background story and not making that clear is a red flag in any documentary!

I have it. I bought it at a garage sale for $2. It now sits on my basement wall. You never know what treasures a garage sale has. Who knew.

When you give people unlimited power they just can not handle it. Whatever their personal desires are will grow towards the extreme

The Amber Room exists, its at Reich headquarters in Argentina

The re-constructed Ambar room at Catherine's Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, it's stunning, a work of art not to be missed if you ever happened to be in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

I learned of the Amber Room 15 years ago and have dreamt of making a lounge ever since

If the Ambar room had been destroyed by fire at the castle in Konigsberg, you would think they would have found some traces of the melted amber among the ruins.

So many things were hidden in mines and caves

The Vatican has it probably

I hope he or someone finds that artistic miracle. I know it was replaced, but the antique room needs to arise from the darkness.

Yes I wonder why the Wilhelm Gustloff is cut and blown to bits why could that be?

Watching from Mackinac Island Michigan

Presented well

Have you ever been to any museum in Britain or France ... ?? ....because they are absoloutely FILLED with someone elses, "priceless works of art"

Interesting documentary. The steam train shown therein was a Highland Railway Jones goods engine with cattle wagons. Strange inclusion.

The amber room had probably been badly damaged when the German's removed it from the palace anyway. Destroyed in fire thereafter it is nice that they reconstructed it so it lives on in the reconstruction.

excellent

What about the amber room room stories out of Poland at the maraki bunkers near the wolfs layer ????