Thieves steal treasured jewelry from Louvre
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France's Ministry of Culture has released a list of the jewelry items stolen from the Louvre Museum during a robbery on Oct. 19. The weapon-wielding thieves made off with millions of dollars worth of valuables,
The museum was closed Sunday after the robbery, which was carried out by thieves using a ladder mounted on the back of a truck, officials said.
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France's Ministry of Culture Just Revealed Exactly What Thieves Stole From Louvre, Including a Crown With 3,000 Diamonds
Several hours after news broke that thieves had broken into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stolen royal jewels of "incalculable" value, France's Ministry of Culture sent out a press release officially detailing what was stolen in the robbery.
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Macron: Louvre theft an attack on France's heritage
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denounced the spectacular theft of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in Paris as an attack on France's cultural history. "The theft from the Louvre is an attack on a cultural asset that we value because it is part of our history,
Other items in the Louvre that belonged to the Empress are diamond brooches, among them this piece from 1855. It is called a reliquary brooch, although the Louvre says that the diamond-clad item does not contain any spaces to house a holy relic.
In a shocking daytime heist at France’s Louvre Museum, thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry from the Apollo Gallery, which is home to the French Crown Jewels. One of those pieces stolen was reportedly Empress Eugenie’s crown, which was later found damaged outside the museum.