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The secret Amber Room – force of amber and gold. Something special, something glorious.

  • Posted on: 15 February 2023
  • By: addmean
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Author: designmilk
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It’s the most popular location in history, not only, because it was made of gold and amber, but also because of its disappearing in the violent years of WWII. There are many speculations of possible place of hiding the Amber Room (a few of them are in Poland – Owl Mountains, Nysa, Cracow). The Amber Room was made for Tsar Peter the Great in XVIII century (it was a present from Prussian king Frederick William I. The big decorative panels were shipped to Russia in eighteen chests.

Short story how my city has changed within 1 year

  • Posted on: 15 February 2023
  • By: addmean
Great Britain, England
Source: pixabay
2 years ago I was living for a few months in London. Finally, due to various reasons, decided to come back to my family town. I was convinced that when I’m back I will find my town exactly as I left it. Nevertheless, this assumption so wrong. Although nothing serious has happened in the city and everything was similar at first glance, I noticed some minor changes.