The emblematic piece is made up of 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds. He was in the mediations of the Parisian establishment.
This Sunday, a daring robbery shook the Louvre Museum: three men entered with a forklift and took nine pieces from its collection, from incalculable historical value. In the last hours, the crown of empress Eugenia It was located near the museum, although it was damaged. The premises remain closed while the Police reinforce the search for those responsible.
The piece, from the 19th century, belonged to the wife of Napoleon III and is composed of 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds. It was part of a set of valuable jewels exhibited in the Apollo Gallery, among which were also the sapphire necklace of Queen María Amelia and Queen Hortensia, with 631 diamonds and eight sapphiresand María Luisa’s emerald necklace, composed of 1,138 diamonds and 32 emeralds.
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How the robbery occurred
The authorities indicated that the thieves, four in totalthey entered through the façade that overlooks the Seine River, where works were being carried out. “The crystals that covered the jewelry were cut with a disc cutter,” the French Interior Minister reported, pointing out that it was a team that had carried out prior reconnaissance. Two of the assailants were wearing yellow vests and workers’ clothing, while the other two were driving a TMax motorcycle.
The robbery, which dlasted just seven minutesleft nine pieces missing, whose value is still being evaluated, although they are described as “inestimable”. The Louvre closed on Sunday and will remain closed this Monday for “exceptional reasons”.
This is how Napoleon’s jewels were stolen from the Louvre Museum
A video came to light in which one of the thieves who participated in this Sunday’s robbery at the Louvre Museum (Paris) is recorded. It was filmed by one of the visitors to the place while breaking one of the display cases. In the audiovisual record he can be seen camouflaged with a yellow vest, dressed as if he were a worker, but with a balaclava. Meanwhile, look from right to left to check no one sees you.
The French Ministry of the Interior reported that the robbery occurred at 9:30, local time -4:30 in Argentina-, and that the thieves “Evidently they were a team that had done exploration.” They took advantage of the construction sites near the museum to climb with a forklift to the first floor, where they broke the display cases. Apollo gallery.
Source: Ambito
