PARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon and his wife, officials said.

Priceless jewels were stolen from the Louvre in Paris over the weekend, raising serious questions about security at the world's most visited museum. The stolen Napoleon-era jewels were not privately insured,

It took seven minutes for thieves to execute a brazen daylight heist at the famed Louvre museum. Here's how they did it

One of the most famous art heists in history was the 1911 theft of the "Mona Lisa." The 16th-century Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian immigrant who'd worked at the Louvre as a handyman and who smuggled the painting out of the building after hours by removing it from its frame and hiding it beneath his work coat.

Shocking video shows thieves calmly escaping with $102 million in crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre Museum. Eight historic pieces, including Napoleonic treasures, stolen in audacious heist. Authorities launch major investigation.

The matching set consisted of a sapphire and diamond tiara, necklace and earrings. Dating back to the 1800s, it was worn by Queen Hortense, wife of Louis Bonaparte, and Queen Marie-Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe I.

The German-made lift used in the escape has become a social media sensation. Authorities continue probing, with organized crime and insider involvement under investigation.