Louvre Museum's "break-in point" suddenly becomes a new check-in coordinate for tourists

VTV.vn - After several days of temporary closure due to a shocking daring theft, the Louvre Museum - the famous cultural symbol of France - has officially reopened to welcome visitors.

The window where the group of thieves took advantage of to break into the Louvre museum - (Photo: Getty Images)

However, in addition to legendary artistic masterpieces such as the "Mona Lisa" or the "Wing of Samothrace", visitors now come to the Louvre for a very different reason: a window smashed in the Apollo Gallery break-in.

Just days after the museum reopened, the avenue outside the Apollo Gallery – which houses a rare collection of royal jewels – has become a new “virtual living coordinate”. People are constantly flocking here, not to admire the art, but to take photos in front of the high windows where the thieves climbed and broke in. “Check-in” photos outside the Louvre, with the broken glass window and the remaining traces, are flooding social networks, turning the scene of the crime into an unwilling “tourist spot” in the heart of Paris.

The window where the group of thieves took advantage of to break into the Louvre museum - (Photo: AFP)

According to police, two thieves disguised as workers, wearing reflective vests, used a rope ladder and specialized lifting equipment placed right on the street to approach the window. They quickly broke the lock, broke inside, used a disc cutter to break two display cases and took away artifacts worth up to 88 million Euros - including many priceless ancient jewelry. The incident took place in a short time but was enough to shake the global art world and raise a series of questions about the security level at the world's most prestigious museum.

The incident prompted the French government to immediately intervene, requiring stricter measures to protect national heritage, and to increase monitoring of the security system of major museums nationwide. However, the interesting paradox is that this "criminal trail" has become a new part of tourists' journey to explore Paris.

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