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The Secret Weakness That Enabled Louvre Thieves to Pull Off Heist

The Louvre’s history is crucial to what makes it the most visited museum on Earth, but art theft experts tell the Daily Beast the institution’s age was its biggest vulnerability when it was robbed in ...
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The $1.7 Million Bow Brooch With Over 2,000 Diamonds Stolen From the Louvre Has a Secret Connection to 'The Gilded Age'

More than $100 million worth of jewelry was stolen from the Louvre on October 19. Thieves stole eight priceless jewels from the French Crown Jewels collection, including the famous diamond "Bow Brooch ...
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Before Brazen Louvre Jewel Heist, There Were Lingering Security Concerns

Investigators were looking into the alarm systems at an institution that one expert said “wasn’t built with an obsession over security.” By Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris ...
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The $1.7 Million Bow Brooch With Over 2,000 Diamonds Stolen From the Louvre Has a Secret Connection to 'The Gilded Age'

HBO needs to write these stolen jewels into Season 4. More than $100 million worth of jewelry was stolen from the Louvre on October 19. Thieves stole eight priceless jewels from the French Crown ...