How thieves pulled off the extraordinary theft of priceless jewels from the world-famous museum in broad daylight.

It took just eight minutes. Thieves broke into the Louvre in broad daylight on Sunday and made off with jewelry said to be of “incalculable” worth, all while visitors and staff members were going about their business in one of the world’s most famous museums.

The Louvre, the world's most iconic museum, remained closed Monday after thieves stole priceless treasures from the Apollon Gallery, the home of the French crown jewels.

Arcadia Police are now searching for the culprits who managed to commit the elaborate crime while remaining undetected. It took place just hours before a multi-million dollar heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, which saw eight “priceless” jewels stolen in broad-daylight.

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels,

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.