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

Timeless Efforts

The room was removed from the Prussian king’s palace and replaced into the Ekaterininsky Palace, just outside of St. Petersburg. This extreme display of lavish wealth was so outrageous that, over the years, this room was referred to as one of the lost Great Wonders of the Earth. The room took over 120 years and three generations of workers to finish, and when it was finally completed, the second World War began...

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