By News Bazi
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The Elgin Marbles, fearing Nazi bombings, were rolled in wooden carts to a disused platform in Aldwych London Underground station for protection during World War II.
King George VI ordered the Crown Jewels to be buried in concrete chambers at Windsor Castle, with precious stones, including those from the Imperial State Crown, tucked away in a humble biscuit tin.
The Mona Lisa and other treasures from the Louvre were moved to safety in castles and large houses across France, with the iconic painting even transported in an ambulance to avoid suspicion.
Edvard Munch's artworks, deemed "degenerate" by the Nazis, found sanctuary in a remote barn deep within a Norwegian forest, shielded from Nazi confiscation.
Valuable treasure, including coins and jewelry, looted from a Dutch bank during WWII, was hidden beneath a tree in ammunition boxes and bread packages, still undiscovered to this day.
Over 6,500 paintings, including masterpieces by Michelangelo and Vermeer, found refuge in an Austrian salt mine, spared from destruction when weaker bombs sealed the entrance.
The National Gallery's art collection, including works by Titian and Michelangelo, was safeguarded in air-conditioned studios inside a slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales.
A hidden cache of Italian paintings worth millions was discovered in a small village's abandoned jail cell in the Italian Alps, evading Nazi looting during WWII.