The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after a spectacular daylight heist exposed ...
PARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on ...
A reported nine pieces of imperial-era jewels said to be tied to Napoleon and Empress Joséphine were targeted in an ...
From the Mona Lisa to the jewels of Napoleon, the Louvre has experienced over a century of high-profile heists.
In France, however, the crown jewels – or, to give them their French title, les joyaux de la Couronne de la France – is a more expansive term. It includes royal regalia, items of jewellery and ...
IT may have taken more than pure genius and a stroke of sheer luck to carry out a heist that is now at the centre of the ...
Below, the experts weigh in on some of the pieces stolen in the heist.
PARIS: Thieves wielding power tools robbed the Louvre museum in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some ...
According to Le Parisien, the criminals entered the Louvre through the façade facing the Seine River -- an area currently ...
The jewels stolen in a shocking heist at the Louvre Museum were worth an estimated €88 million — the equivalent of more than ...
The Louvre was immediately shut down, and French authorities have launched an investigation. The museum has cited ...