The original Amber Room that stood in this place was one of the great masterpieces of the 18th century. Somewhere along the line--no one at the Catherine Palace museum now seems quite sure when ...

In 1755, Czarina Elizabeth ordered the room to be moved to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin, ... Over time, the Amber Room was used as a private meditation chamber for Czarina Elizabeth, ...

Catherine Palace and Park is ranked #5 out of 18 things to do in St. Petersburg. ... The Amber Room was a particular highlight for recent visitors. The original Amber Room, ...

The Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, 1917. This is the only existing color photo of the room before World War ll. Photo: Sovfoto / Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

The Amber Room was set up in various palaces until 1755, when Peter’s daughter the Empress Elizabeth had the room permanently installed in the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, the summer ...

Visitors look at the Amber Room in the Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia, as the restored chamber was presented to reporters. (AP Photo/ Dmitry Lovetsky) ...

Never fully completed, the room's honeyed panels were sent to Russian Czar Peter the Great as a gift in 1716. The Amber Room soon became a gem inside the Catherine Palace, that rivaled Versailles.

Amber Room, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg. / Getty Images. Devoured by war. World War II broke out in June 1941. The fighting was very challenging for the USSR, especially ...

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 War 2, when the eyes of ...

In 1755, Czarina Elizabeth ordered the room to be moved to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin, ... Over time, the Amber Room was used as a private meditation chamber for Czarina Elizabeth, ...