Both were constructed under the eye of King Louis XIV, who relished gilded moldings, sweeping murals, and decorative ...
A specialized police unit is handling the investigation into a brazen daytime heist of eight pieces of "priceless" jewelry ...
France's Culture Minister says the Louvre's security worked properly during a dramatic heist over the weekend. Thieves stole ...
Much of the immediate reaction to the audacious theft has concentrated on the Louvre’s security problems, rather than on the ...
The Louvre was a former royal palace that became a museum after the French Revolution. It is the world’s largest art museum, ...
PARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on ...
Eight "objects of inestimable heritage value" were stolen, per France's Ministry of Culture, and one item, an ornate gold ...
The treasures were on display in the museum’s Apollo Gallery.
The Louvre remained closed Monday after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist. Thieves used a basket lift to ...
The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his ...
Nine pieces were stolen from the museum’s Apollo Gallery, which houses what remains of the French Crown Jewels. The museum is ...
An incredible 16.58-carat Kashmir sapphire ring could fetch $1.2 million at Christie's Jewels Online sale, which is running ...