Artwork stolen from Chinese museum near Paris
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E-mail CNTV, March 3, 2015
Priceless works of art, including a replica crown of the King of Siam given to France's emperor in the mid-19th century, have been stolen from a Chinese museum near Paris.
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This photo taken on July 21st, 2014 shows the Chateau de Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, France. Fifteen rare antiques were stolen on Sunday morning in the Chinese Museum of the Chateau de Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, the French culture ministry said. [Xinhua] |
French officials say 15 pieces of art were stolen from the at Fontainebleau Castle before dawn on Sunday. The stolen objects were assembled in 1863 by Empress Eugenie, the wife of French Emperor Napoleon III, for her Chinese museum.
The crown was donated by the ambassadors of Siam, now Thailand, during their official visit to France two years earlier. The castle has announced the Chinese museum will be closed for several months. And an investigation has been launched.
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This photo taken on July 21st, 2014 shows a pavillion-shaped antique in the Chinese Museum of the Chateau de Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, France. Fifteen rare antiques were stolen on Sunday morning in the Chinese Museum of the Chateau de Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, the French culture ministry said. [Xinhua] |
The castle says the thieves broke into the well-secured museum and stole the artwork within seven minutes.
The last time that Fontainebleau Castle was broken into was in 1995.
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