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The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.
A tiara, sapphire necklace and the right earring from the sapphire set, which were worn by Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense, were stolen in the heist. The set is rumored to have first belonged to Queen Marie-Antoinette. The set includes 24 sapphires and 1,083 diamonds, according to the Louvre .
The Louvre Museum in Paris remains closed to the public after robbers stole imperial jewels in broad daylight on Sunday.
No violence, very professional,” said France’s culture minister, Rachida Dati, describing the thieves as appearing to be highly “experienced.”
Thieves have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre using a basket lift, according to France's interior minister
Thieves allegedly broke into Paris' Louvre museum through a window, stealing "priceless" items of jewelry before escaping on motorbikes.
The Louvre in Paris is open again, days after the spectacular robbery at the world-renowned museum, the latest in a series of robberies that has left visitors puzzling over empty cabinets and police in search of clues.
The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist that prompted authorities to reassess security measures at cultural sites across France.