In Konigsburg Castle the Germans had stored in the cellars the Amber Room from St.Peterburg,bullion they took from Belgium,vast amounts of other treasures from Europe.When the Russians invaded they couldn't remove the treasures,the castle was blown to bits,after the Russians took Konigsburg the castle mysteriously burnt down.They bulldozed the site and built the "Building of the Soviets" over it.To hide the fact they had destroyed these treasures.A recent dig unearth a small cache of jewelry.
@silver760 The mystery of the amber room is I think the stuff of legend but goes back further than that. I think the Koenigsburg story is a legend - like many other places where it is said to be!
In Konigsburg Castle the Germans had stored in the cellars the Amber Room from St.Peterburg,bullion they took from Belgium,vast amounts of other treasures from Europe.When the Russians invaded they couldn't remove the treasures,the castle was blown to bits,after the Russians took Konigsburg the castle mysteriously burnt down.They bulldozed the site and built the "Building of the Soviets" over it.To hide the fact they had destroyed these treasures.A recent dig unearth a small cache of jewelry.
silver760 2 weeks ago
@silver760 The mystery of the amber room is I think the stuff of legend but goes back further than that. I think the Koenigsburg story is a legend - like many other places where it is said to be!
alanheath3 2 weeks ago