World wonder cost far less than city courthouse

THE Amber Room, Katherine Palace, St Petersburg in Russia was commissioned by Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, and was presented later to Czar Peter the Great.

Considered one of the greatest of Europe’s missing treasures, the Amber Room – often described as the eighth wonder of the world – is currently valued at about $250 million.

It consisted of 100,000 pieces of carved amber panelling covering the walls of the room.