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Forget the Mona Lisa. Louvre visitors beeline to scene of jewelry heist

The world's most-visited museum reopened three days after thieves made off with $100 million in jewels in a brazen crime that has shocked — and enthralled — the world.

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A history of heists at the Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels

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The theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in 1911: here's the story

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The Louvre’s crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves

Each stolen piece — an emerald necklace and earrings, two crowns, two brooches, a sapphire necklace and a single earring — represents the pinnacle of 19th century “haute joaillerie,” or fine jewelry....

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Stolen Louvre jewellery worth €88m, prosecutor says

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The Search Is On for the Louvre Jewel Thieves. Here’s What We Know.

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Di priceless jewels robbers tiff from Louvre Museum for Paris

Nuñez describe di stolen jewels "priceless" and "of immeasurable heritage value".

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The Louvre reopens three days after thieves took French crown jewels in a daylight heist at the Paris museum

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Expert says French crown jewels robbed from Louvre likely lost forever

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The Louvre Closed to the Public After the Heist. These Americans Got a Private Tour

The Louvre closed to the public for three days after the heist on Sunday. Some well-connected Americans got a private tour.

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects.

£400m plundered in 81 minutes: The six most audacious art heists in history

He was arrested a year later, while robbing an apartment, and sentenced to eight years in prison, along with being fined €104m (£90.3m). But the paintings have never been recovered. In 2023, Vjeran appeared in a Netflix documentary in which he went through the heist in detail.