00:00The Louvre is open again this morning, but its most prized treasures are still missing.
00:07Police say the jewels stolen in that Hollywood-style heist are worth, get this, more than $102 million.
00:13That's not including their historic value to France.
00:17Investigators say the thieves used a basket lift to scale the museum's facade, cut through a window, and smash their way into the Apollo Gallery, all in under eight minutes.
00:26Eight imperial pieces were taken, including a sapphire tiara, emerald necklace, and a corsage brooch belonging to Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III.
00:36France's cultural minister called it a wound for the nation, saying the Louvre is more than a museum, it's the soul of French culture.
00:44Still, the museum reopened this morning, crowds back under that glass pyramid, a symbol, perhaps, that even in the face of theft, the lights of Paris don't go out for long.
Be the first to comment