A very generous gift indeed. The Amber Room remained ensconced within the Catherine Palace for over 200 years, even surviving the Russian Revolution. That all came to an end, though, during World ...

In this edition of "The Hunt:" The priceless chamber that stood for more than two decades in a royal palace. Then came World War II. Recreation of the Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Pushkin ...

The original room was looted by Nazi besiegers during the Second World ... the elaborately carved chamber with its amber panels became a major feature of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. Its ...

The Amber Room was a particular highlight for recent ... which also includes Alexander Park and its namesake palace. Catherine the Great founded the Hermitage Museum in 1764 as a place to house ...