Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault
She wrote on social media that the robbery occurred on Sunday morning. No one was injured.
The Louvre said in a statement that the museum would be closed due to "extraordinary circumstances." The institution did not provide any further details.
Le Parisien, meanwhile, reports that the thieves entered the building from the Seine side, where renovations are underway in that part of the museum. They used an external freight elevator to enter the building and, after breaking windows, gained access to the museum halls. According to media reports, the thieves stole "nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress."
The Apollo Gallery, the burglars' target, displays the jewels of French monarchs.
Le Parisien later reported that one of the stolen jewels, Empress Eugénie's broken crown, was found near the museum.
As the Associated Press notes, this isn't the first robbery at the Louvre. The most famous case remains the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. A former museum employee stashed the painting under his coat. The painting wasn't recovered until two years later.
source: apnews.com
The Louvre said in a statement that the museum would be closed due to "extraordinary circumstances." The institution did not provide any further details.
Le Parisien, meanwhile, reports that the thieves entered the building from the Seine side, where renovations are underway in that part of the museum. They used an external freight elevator to enter the building and, after breaking windows, gained access to the museum halls. According to media reports, the thieves stole "nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress."
The Apollo Gallery, the burglars' target, displays the jewels of French monarchs.
Le Parisien later reported that one of the stolen jewels, Empress Eugénie's broken crown, was found near the museum.
As the Associated Press notes, this isn't the first robbery at the Louvre. The most famous case remains the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. A former museum employee stashed the painting under his coat. The painting wasn't recovered until two years later.
source: apnews.com