Amber Room
Last updated September 2019
(Amber Room, n.d.)
“Dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” the room that once symbolized peace was stolen by Nazis then disappeared for good”
(Blumberg, 2007)
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Amber Room
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Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre
Is Amber Room on Nazi gold train? (2015, August 31). Times, The (United Kingdom), 3. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Hanson, N. (2004, June 6). The eighth wonder of the world. Sunday Times, The. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Lusted, M. A. (2011). The Mystery of the Amber Room. Faces, 27(7), 12–15. Retrieved from History Reference Centre database.
Websites
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Amber Room Organization. (2018). Amber room. Retrieved from http://www.amberroom.org/index-eng.htm
Blumberg, J. (2007).A brief history of the Amber Room. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-amber-room-160940121/?all
Chambers, M. (2015). Stolen by Nazis, lost for 70 years: where is the ‘Amber Room’? Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2015/03/14/Stolen-by-Nazis-lost-for-70-years-Where-is-the-Amber-Room/
Dunning, B. (2019). The true fate of the Amber Room. Retrieved from https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4680
Haughton, B. (n.d.). The Amber Room – part one. Retrieved from http://brian-haughton.com/amber-room/
Haughton, B. (n.d.). The Amber Room – part two. Retrieved from http://brian-haughton.com/amber-room-2/
Haughton, B. (n.d.). The Amber Room – part three. Retrieved from http://brian-haughton.com/amber-room-part-three/
Videos
Ankush Chummun. (2018, July 5). Unknown expedition the amber chamber [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7LgVPadlbc
RT America. (2017, October 20). Priceless Russian treasure stolen by Nazis found in Germany [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZPmFr3KGMw&t=80s
References
Amber Room [Image]. (n.d.). The mystery of the lost Amber Room. Retrieved July 8, 2015, from http://www.think-aboutit.com/mystery-lost-amber-room/
Blumberg, J. (2007, 31 July). A Brief History of the Amber Room. Smithsonian. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-amber-room-160940121/