A masked crew pulled off a brazen daylight raid, smashing into the famed Louvre in Paris and making off with jewels tied to France’s royal past at the world's most visited, and largest museum, which is the home of the Mona Lisa.

Thieves used a truck-mounted aerial lift to reach an upstairs window at the Louvre Museum just as it was opening to the public on Sunday, Oct. 19 at about 9:30 a.m. local time, French officials said.

The operation, carried out by professionals, lasted between four and seven minutes. The target was the Galerie d’Apollon, which houses part of the French Crown Jewels collection.

Les images du cambriolage du Louvre (document BFMTV) pic.twitter.com/FciPpaXTMA — BFMTV (@BFMTV) October 19, 2025At least nine pieces linked to Napoleon and Empress Eugénie were stolen, inc

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