Amber Chamber: what is the 'eighth wonder of the world' that is worth 180 million dollars

In 2020, the discovery had surprised historians: the

, a

torpedoed and sunk during World War II, had been found almost by chance, during an inspection of an underwater electrical cable.

Found in Ustka (off the coast of Norway, in the Baltic Sea), it was at a depth of almost 500 meters and

, a rarity according to experts, considering that most of the ships of these dimensions lie in a side stand.

Now, what was already a remarkable find took on an

tone as investigators continued to examine the sunken ship.

The reason?

Experts suspect that within the remains could be

also known as

A team of divers explores the remains of the Nazi ship Karlsruhe.

Photo: Reuters

"The Amber Chamber" and a mystery of almost 80 years

Designed in 1701 by the Baroque sculptor Andreas Schülter, this work was the highlight of the palace that

had in Berlin.

Its dimensions and composition explain its majesty: around

, it was made with approximately

How much would it be worth now?

Experts estimate that around

The Amber Chamber, the eighth wonder of the world.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The story goes that in 1716, the chamber was given to Tsar Peter I the Great as a way to

.

In this way, the treasure traveled from Berlin to present-day Pushkin, near Saint Petersburg.

Although at first it was going to be placed in the Winter Palace, Tsarina Elizabeth ordered its transfer to the

in the Villa de los Czares, in 1755.

The Amber Chamber was designed in 1701 by the Baroque sculptor Andreas Schülter.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The years passed, and The Amber Chamber

of 1917 and reached

World War II

Everything changed there: on June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler began

, with the aim of invading the Soviet Union.

The Amber Room could be among the remains of the Karlsruhe.

Photo: Reuters

Although the Soviets tried to hide it, Nazi soldiers managed to find it.

His intention:

.

The first step was to take it to the

(current city of Kaliningrad), where the camera remained until the end of 1943.

It was a year later, in 1944, when

The Allied army bombarded Königsberg and the castle where the Amber Room was located was destroyed.

Of course: some versions indicated that at that time a Nazi ship came to sail from the port of the city

.

It was the Karlsruhe.

What the experts say

"

. In its cellars we discovered military vehicles, porcelain and many boxes with still

content ," explained Tomasz Stachura, one of the divers in charge of reviewing the remains of the Nazi cruiser.

Inside the Karlsruhe there are "many boxes with as yet unknown contents."

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According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the Karlsruhe was part of

, one of the largest sea evacuations in history, which helped more than a million German soldiers and East Prussian civilians escape

in recent years. years of World War II.

The Karlsruhe cruiser was sunk by the same Nazis after being damaged by an English submarine.

Documents from the time indicate that the ship left Königsberg

.

There were also 1,083 people on board.

"All this, taken together, stimulates the human imagination. Finding the German cruiser and the boxes with as yet unknown content resting on the bottom of the Baltic Sea

," said Tomasz Zwara, another of those who participated in the study. the operation.

The Karlsruhe left Königsberg "with great haste" and a "great load".

Photo: Reuters

For now, recovery work continues around the Karlsruhe.

And also the

?

Time, after all, will tell.