In a brazen daylight heist that has stunned the world, thieves made off with crown jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The audacious robbery unfolded in less than eight minutes on Sunday morning, October 19, leaving authorities and the public in disbelief. The thieves, posing as renovation workers, used a stolen basket lift to scale the museum’s facade, forced open a window, and smashed display cases to seize the priceless treasures. They spent less than four minutes inside the museum before fleeing on scooters, leaving behind equipment and a yellow construction jacket. The stolen items included eight historically significant objects, though the emerald-set imperial crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, was later found outside the museum. French officials revealed that the thieves had stolen the basket lift on October 10, using threats to obtain it from a company in Louvres, a town coincidentally named similarly to the museum. The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopened on October 22 as investigators, including forensics experts, analyzed surveillance footage and collected evidence from the scene. Culture Minister Rachida Dati confirmed the robbery on social media, praising security officers for preventing the thieves from setting the truck on fire. The incident has raised questions about the museum’s security measures and the audacity of the criminals involved.