Many believe the Amber Room was destroyed during the final months of World War II, either in bombing raids on the castle in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) or in fires following the Soviet capture of the city. Others maintain that portions of the room may have been concealed in shipwrecks or underground sites by retreating German forces. Popular lore has also given rise to the so-called “Amber Room curse,” which attributes misfortune or early deaths to some individuals involved in its search.
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