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PARIS (AP) \u2014 A theft occurred at the Louvre on Sunday, France\u2019s culture minister said, as the museum closed for the day while authorities investigate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cA robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,\u201d Rachida Dati wrote on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Louvre said it would close \u201cfor exceptional reasons,\u201d offering no further details on the heist. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Dati said she was on site and that an investigation was underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
French daily Le Parisien reported that the criminals entered the world\u2019s most visited museum and former palace via the Seine-facing facade, where construction is underway. The report said they used a freight elevator to gain direct access to the targeted room in the Apollo Gallery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
After breaking windows, they reportedly stole \u201cnine pieces from the jewellery collection of Napoleon and the Empress,\u201d Le Parisien said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Louvre has a long history of thefts and attempted robberies. The most famous was in 1911, when the Mona Lisa vanished from its frame, stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a former worker who hid inside the museum and walked out with the painting under his coat. It was recovered two years later in Florence \u2014 an episode that helped make Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s portrait the world\u2019s best-known artwork.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In 1983, two Renaissance-era pieces of armor were stolen from the Louvre and only recovered nearly four decades later. The museum\u2019s collection also bears the legacy of Napoleonic-era looting that continues to spark restitution debates today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Louvre is home to more than 33,000 works spanning antiquities, sculpture and painting \u2014 from Mesopotamia, Egypt and the classical world to European masters. Its star attractions include the Mona Lisa, as well as the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Galerie d\u2019Apollon, where Sunday\u2019s theft reportedly took place, displays a selection of the French Crown Jewels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The museum can draw up to 30,000 visitors a day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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