{"id":53482,"date":"2025-10-20T17:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/what-was-stolen-in-the-louvre-heist-what-to-know-about-the-8-jewelry-pieces-and-the-race-against-time-to-save-them\/20\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:58:23","slug":"what-was-stolen-in-the-louvre-heist-what-to-know-about-the-8-jewelry-pieces-and-the-race-against-time-to-save-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/what-was-stolen-in-the-louvre-heist-what-to-know-about-the-8-jewelry-pieces-and-the-race-against-time-to-save-them\/20\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"What was stolen in the Louvre heist? What to know about the 8 jewelry pieces \u2014 and the ‘race against time’ to save them."},"content":{"rendered":"

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As of Monday, the Louvre Museum in Paris was still closed following the brazen daylight heist that took place on Sunday<\/a> and resulted in eight missing pieces of Napoleonic jewelry.<\/p>\n

In a swift robbery, which officials believe took place within seven minutes<\/a>, thieves disguised as museum workers rode a truck-mounted basket lift up the famed museum\u2019s exterior and forcibly entered through a window, just 30 minutes after the Louvre had opened for the day. After smashing display cases in the Galerie d\u2019Apollon, the masked robbers fled the scene on motorbikes. Eight \u201cobjects of inestimable heritage value\u201d were stolen, per France\u2019s Ministry of Culture, and one item, an ornate gold crown, was recovered near the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the professionalism and swift action of the Louvre\u2019s agents, the criminals were put to flight, leaving behind their equipment and one of the stolen objects, namely the crown of Empress Eug\u00e9nie, the condition of which is currently under review,\u201d read a statement from the Ministry of Culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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