1、必修二 Unit5,Cultural relics,IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an _ history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make
2、 it. The amber which was _ had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like_ . The _ of the room was in the _ popular in those days. It was also a treasure _with gold and_, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.,amazing,honey,design,selected,fancy style,decorated,jewels,IN SEARCH OF T
3、HE AMBER ROOM,In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, _ whom the amber room_ , decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. _ , the Czar sent him a _ of his best soldiers. So
4、 the Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small _ hall for important visitors.,belonged,to,In return,troop,reception,IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room _ a palace outside St Petersburg where s
5、he spent her summers. She told her artists to _ more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room _ one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing.,moved to,
6、add,was considered,IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. This was a time when the two countries were _. Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to _ some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. However, some
7、of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In _ two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven _ boxes. _ the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.,at war,remove,le
8、ss than,wooden,There is no doubt that,IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By studying old photos of the _ Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they _ the 300th birthday of their city.,former,celebrated,Thank you!,
