Talk:Amber Room

message: The Russian name of the Amber Room is not legible to me (instead, it shows accented latin characters). It probably is in some other ISO encoding, not in Unicode. Can someone who speaks Russian and has access to a Cyrillic keyboard mapping enter the name in Unicode? Thanks. - Marcika 02:01, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Russian Characters

message: This is getting really tiresome. Since the craftsmen in question are ethnic Germans, I think it's reasonable to prefer the Danzig variant of the name, as that's what they presumably called it. Also, according to Talk:Gdansk/Vote, that city is to be referred to as Danzig "between 1308 and 1945" - i.e. at the time we are speaking of in this article. So I put back the Danzig, but left a note that it's now called Gdansk. Noel (talk) 22:15, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Gdansk/Danzig

message: The section is confusingly worded and repetitive. Has anything happened since Feb? Is Hans-Peter Haustein the same person as Heinz-Peter Haustein? Noble Rust (talk) 03:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  2008 Discovery 

message: Removed:
:The Mayor of Königsberg has strong belief that the Amber room does exist in his town. The reason for his strong belief is that in his searches in Königsberg he has received death threats warning him to end his search for the Amber Room. The death threats warned if the true secrets of Königsberg are found, history as we know it will have to be re-written. Its fate remains a mystery, and the search continues.
This is unsubstantiated tabloid nonsense. No refs, not even the name of the Mayor, and the old name Koenigsberg when refering to the current Mayor(!). In any case this stuff does not belong in an intro.1812ahill (talk) 02:16, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  1002nd speculation 

message: One of the only helicopters in the world was used for a perilous flight to Danzig in the closing stages of the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_223#Danzig_flight No reason has been given for the mission which seems strange for such a valuable asset. Could it be that the retreival of some or all of the dismantled Amber Room was involved ? I would like to see an experts opinion of the possibility, as any chance that this masterpiece may still be in existence should be investigated.
::I think that you mean "one of the few".Royalcourtier (talk) 06:52, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Helicopter Evacuation

message: Is there an estimate of the final cost of reconstruction of the Amber Room? The only amount written here talks about those extra 3.5 million USD given by a German Firm. What is the Grand Total? WPF2008 (talk) 09:42, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cost of reconstruction 

message: People can accept that there were various ownerships of the area (including several armies) with different agendas, 'incomplete and localised archives', and many treasures being moved around in some secrecy, during and after WWII; and things do get destroyed, hidden for long periods (St Stephen's Crown) or not recognised for what they are (the Alfred Jewel as a dog-collar ornament). What 'seems odd' is that the Amber Room 'so large and decorative' disappeared without trace - that no bits were taken as souvenirs, 'lost' or otherwise kept.
There are actually two Amber Rooms - the actual and real one which disappeared, whether burnt or under the replacement building, and the mirage one which "should" exist or be found if only all the archives could be correlated, and all the tunnels and other possibilities explored. Whether the remade Amber Room is more one or the other, or some combination of both cannot be determined. 128.127.29.19 (talk) 18:25, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: 'The thing is'

message: Have authenticated remnants of the original Amber Room ever been recovered? And if so, in what countries? Understanding the geopolitical aspect of this situation, post soviet era art, and the marginalization of non political and religious art during the Soviet regime, what efforts were made during the Soviet regime to reconstruct the Amber Room? Could these elements add to the article at hand?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loki49 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The book on The Amber Room has a picture of the surviving fragments. 128.127.29.19 (talk) 16:52, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Remnants

message: It took me most of my day, but I have massively improved the article as it's of high importance of the project scale. I'm going to nominate it for GA-status before the end of the week. Regards, Jonas Vinther (speak to me!) 00:12, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  20 February 2015 

message: Hey there mate. I have re-added the image you removed from the article because: that part of the article describes a great deal about the Battle of Konigsberg and events related to Königsberg, so having a picture like that is not irrelevant. If you still disagree, I suggest we take to the talk page and get in the input of a neutral, third party. Regards, Jonas Vinther (speak to me!) 15:06, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't add random images to article. We add images which improve encyclopedia content. There were numerous events and things  in this place and time. This article is not about battle of kenigsberg. It is about amber room. Please explain how this image contributed to increase knowledge about amber room. For example, did these soldiers carry it away?-M.Altenmann >t 23:56, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I've explained my reasons above. I suggest we ask for the opinion of a neutral, third party. Jonas Vinther (speak to me!) 00:42, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, you explained your reasons. But you did not answer my question (highlighted). As for your explanation, the article does not have "a great deal about the Battle of Konigsberg". the battle is simply mentioned. The battle itself is irrelevant. What is relevant : events before battle (room was hidden or removed) or battle's aftermath (one of the conjectures is that Soviet soldiers somehow associated with the disappearance of the room), but not the battle itself. I am not against an opinion of third party, but why don't we discuss the things logically ourselves? -M.Altenmann >t 16:54, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  image of soldiers 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: ...when there are some blatant inaccuracies like the Amber Room was built into the Charlottenburg Palace. I corrected it, but I suppose there are further mistakes.Ernio48 (talk) 19:38, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  How is this a good article? 

message: "... is a  reconstructed chamber ... its current whereabouts remain a mystery."
So which is it? --84.132.148.245 (talk) 15:39, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair point. In my opinion, this article is primarily about the historic Amber Room, with the reconstruction a subsidiary issue, and the lede should be adjusted accordingly. GrindtXX (talk) 17:28, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I've now made the necessary changes. GrindtXX (talk) 23:47, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Amber Room..." 

message: The article now reads, under Evacuation during World War II: "However, over the years the amber had dried out and become brittle, making it impossible to move the room without the amber crumbling"; then in the very next paragraph, "German soldiers of Army Group North disassembled the Amber Room within 36 hours under the supervision of two experts … the priceless room reached Königsberg in East Prussia, for storage and display in the town's castle …On 13 November 1941, a Königsberg newspaper announced an exhibition of the Amber Room at Königsberg Castle.
If the room had been impossible to move, the Germans couldn't have moved it… Presumably, the article should read that the Russians thought it couldn't be moved?
24.136.4.218 (talk) 15:55, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discrepancy 

message: The United States was actually backing Hitler on the down low they knew he was pretty much of a thief and for safe passage to Argentina they requested the Amber room what would really be messed up is did they really melt it down most likely they did United States government is very evil believe it or not 151.213.93.71 (talk) 04:55, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amber room