Amateur Treasure Hunters Discover Infamous Stolen Room Worth Over $500 Million

Piece by Piece

The recreation process was long and expensive, and unfortunately, a lot of the artwork (mosaics, paintings, etc.) was missing from WWII, so an exact floor replica was impossible. By 1990, all of the federal money for the restorative process had dried up, and a German natural gas company ended up funding the rest of the project. In totality, the project cost $113.8 million. Although the replica is now finished, some recent information discovered in 2018 by an amateur treasure hunting team has alluded to the possible hiding spot of the actual, historical Amber Room…

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