5 days after the spectacular break-in on the Louvre in Paris, a part of the museum’s priceless jewelry assortment was transferred to the Banque de France for safety causes, native media reported on Friday.
The items have been transported beneath police escort to the close by vaults of the French central financial institution, radio station RTL reported, citing corroborating sources. Broadcaster BFMTV additionally reported that the knowledge had been confirmed.
The Louvre was evacuated and shut down on Sunday morning after 4 masked thieves broke into the Apollo Gallery, house to France’s remaining crown jewels.
They broke into two show instances and made off with eight items of jewelry as soon as owned by French queens and empresses, with an estimated worth of €88 million ($102 million).
The daring break-in additionally sparked a debate about safety measures on the museum.
It wasn’t initially clear which reveals have been affected by the switch. The crown jewels on show within the Apollo Gallery and different jewelry are mentioned to have been moved. There’s nonetheless no hint of the perpetrators or the stolen jewels.
In accordance with the RTL report, the jewels have been deposited in a high-security vault 26 metres underground. Round 90% of France’s gold reserves are additionally saved there.
Such a switch is taken into account extraordinary. Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, estimated to be price over €600 million, have been saved in these vaults for a number of years.
