EasternEuropean prince gave it to a actress of the FoliesBergere and soon shot her.Greek owner & family fallen to their death over a precipice in a car accident.Turkish sultan AbdulHamid had the gem only a few months when an army revolt toppled him from his throne in 1909.Evalyn Walsh McLean,wealthy & eccentric American social figure,ought the Hope diamond in 1911.
This great blue diamond is perhaps the most notorious gem in history. It has left behind it a trail of so many unlucky owners that it has been popularly supposed to be cursed. The Hope was mined in India, and the 112-carat gem was brought to France in 1668. It was said that a curse rested on it, for a thief was reputed to have stolen the diamond from the eye of a statue of the Hindu goddess Sita, wife of Rama.
Her son was killed in an automobile accident, her husband died in a mental hospital, and her daughter died in 1946 of an overdose of sleeping pills.
VanityElric2 4 years ago
EasternEuropean prince gave it to a actress of the FoliesBergere and soon shot her.Greek owner & family fallen to their death over a precipice in a car accident.Turkish sultan AbdulHamid had the gem only a few months when an army revolt toppled him from his throne in 1909.Evalyn Walsh McLean,wealthy & eccentric American social figure,ought the Hope diamond in 1911.
VanityElric2 4 years ago
This great blue diamond is perhaps the most notorious gem in history. It has left behind it a trail of so many unlucky owners that it has been popularly supposed to be cursed. The Hope was mined in India, and the 112-carat gem was brought to France in 1668. It was said that a curse rested on it, for a thief was reputed to have stolen the diamond from the eye of a statue of the Hindu goddess Sita, wife of Rama.
VanityElric2 4 years ago
Its VERY expensive and Its legend is that its 'cursed' cuz every1 who had it were either killed or died in misery
VanityElric2 4 years ago
isnt that diamond pricless and or worth over a billion dollers?
popularperson08 5 years ago
ahh that aint shit id buy 5 of them things !!! ;)
Kidmc 5 years ago
this is not the hope diamond
skittlesshady 5 years ago
Yes, it is the Hope Diamond, and the display did not always rotate. That's new since I last saw it in person.
KouklaK 5 years ago