Amber Room: Priceless Russian treasure stolen by Nazis 'discovered by German researchers'

The 'most valuable thing the Nazis ever stole' has just been discovered - by a group of pensioners

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 Amber Room: Priceless Russian treasure stolen by Nazis 'discovered by German researchers'

Ornate panels thought to be most valuable items ever looted by the fascist regime

• Independent Staff 
• 17 hours ago

The Independent Online

A restored version of the Amber Room Getty

German researchers believe they have found the legendary Amber Room, thought to be most valuable piece of art stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War.

The ornate panels, embellished with amber and gold leaf, were gifted to the Russian Tsar Peter the Great in 1917 and are estimated to be worth €250m (£224m).

Mystery has surrounded the whereabouts of the Amber Room for the last 70 years.