Catherine II ordered the diamond necklace

If every woman loves diamonds, then the favorite of non-diamond woman is none other than Catherine II. If a new dress every day for every woman's dream, then dream of Catherine II, the palace is decorated with diamonds all around and even their own, she saw their common an 17th century " Bible, "the cover of silver light flashing so ordinary, they get to it by craftsmen diamonds embedded on the 3017" Bible "instantly radiant. Queen of the diamond cutting and inlay process is highly demanding, Russian history, the most outstanding experts in the diamond cutting is to occur during Catherine II. 1762, Catherine II's coronation for his court jeweler invited to make a genius crown, bright colors and large crown studded with 2,858 kt total weight of 4,836 diamonds, which is worthy of the top decorative crown said the world's largest red spinel, weighing about 398.72 kt. Her obsession with diamonds aware that her lover to please her, he was scheming to buy the world's third largest diamond known as the sinking of the "Orlov diamond." It was a statue of ancient Indian temple in the eyes and weighing about 189.62 kt, ecstatic it Queen was a symbol of royal scepter inlaid in the top, with the legend of the diamond scepter's authority to deter more people.

Imperial rule can always hope that their infinite extension, as solid and eternal as the diamond, Queen Catherine II of Russia is no exception, her diamond and jewelry fanatic plunder and collection, besides the women love jewels nature, more of those fabulous jewels the Queen found both in promoting her dignity, but also to consolidate her imperial power.