| "
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| | received a variety of great beasts as
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| If you think that the handcrafted
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| | gifts from his fellow monarchs. In 1235,
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| necklace you bought as a birthday gift
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| | the Holy Roman Emperor Fredrick II sent
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| for Mom was expensive, or that the
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| | him three leopards (Henry's royal shield
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| scrapbook you made for your girlfriend
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| | of arms featured three leopards). The
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| already took a lot of hard work, then you
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| | three great cats were then followed by a
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| most likely have not heard about these
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| | great white bear from the king of Norway
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| gifts. Read this short guide to some of
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| | in 1252 and an elephant from Louis IX in
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| history's most expensive, extraordinary
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| | 1255.
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| and jaw-dropping gifts:
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| | § Imperial Easter Eggs
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| § The Amber Room
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| | Thinking about buying your girlfriend a
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| In pre-World War II Russia was a room
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| | birthday gift that goes beyond the usual
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| whose walls was made of amber panels and
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| | jewelry and flowers? Try taking a cue
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| had decorations of gold leaves and
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| | from from Tsar Alexander III who in 1889,
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| mirrors. Considered to be the "Eight
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| | commissioned the famous jeweler company
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| Wonder of the World" for its sheer beauty
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| | Faberge to make a special Easter egg for
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| and opulence, the Amber Room was one of
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| | his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna.
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| the greatest attractions of Catherine the
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| | When pulled open, the first Faberge egg
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| Great's Tsarkoye Selo palace.
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| | (which was actually made of gem stones)
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| The room however, has not always been a
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| | opens to reveal a gold yolk, which in
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| Russian possession. The room was
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| | turn, has a golden chicken inside it. The
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| originally a part of Prussian king
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| | chicken meanwhile, contains a replica of
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| Friedrich I's home (the Charlottenburg
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| | the Imperial Crown which has a tiny ruby
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| Palace). It was built from 1701 to 1709
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| | egg hanging from it.
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| by master craftsman Gottfried Wolfram
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| | The queen was so delighted with the
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| and, at the time of its destruction,
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| | exquisitely bejeweled egg that the Tsar
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| contained over six tonnes of the precious
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| | ordered that an egg with a surprise
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| resin. The room found its way to Russia
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| | inside be created for his wife every
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| in 1716 after Friedrich Wilhelm I, hoping
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| | year.
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| to further cement German-Prussian
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| | § £50 Million House
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| relations, gave the entire room to Peter
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| | While most husbands normally buy ladies
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| the Great as a gift after the latter
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| | perfume or a nice piece of necklace as a
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| expressed his admiration for it's beauty.
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| | gift for their wives, Bernie Ecclestone,
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| § The Taj Mahal
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| | the president and CEO of Formula One
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| Dubbed by UNESCO as "one of the most
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| | Management, just had to go a few steps
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| universally admired masterpieces of the
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| | further. The "king of F1" proved to his
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| world's heritage", the Taj Mahal was
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| | wife (and the rest of the world) just how
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| built as a symbol of a man's undying love
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| | generous a husband he is by surprising
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| for his wife. The famous structure was
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| | his spouse with a £50 million palace.
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| commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
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| | Located in the Kensington Palace Gardens
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| in 1632 after the death of his wife,
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| | (England's Billionaires' Row), the
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| Mumtaz Mahal. It was to be the final
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| | mansion has 12 rooms, a garage that can
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| resting place of the grief-stricken
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| | hold 20 cars and is close to Kensington
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| emperor's wife.
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| | Palace the London home of the Sultan of
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| The grand mausoleum features a plinth, a
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| | Brunei.
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| tomb, four minarets, a mosque and an
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| | Not all of us could afford to give our
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| elaborate gateway and took 12 years to
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| | husbands a vintage Ferrari car or our
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| complete. Aren't you glad you could now
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| | wives the ultimate Christmas gift for
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| easily buy gifts and jewelry online?
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| | women (diamonds, what else?). Just take
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| § Great Animals for the King
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| | comfort in the fact that whatever your
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| Most animal lovers get a puppy or a
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| | gift may be, as long as it comes from the
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| kitten as a gift, that's not the case
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| | heart, it will always be cherished and
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| however, when you are a monarch. Over the
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| | appreciated.
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| course of his reign, England's Henry III
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