Visitors queued outside the Louvre Museum in Paris this week for its reopening, but attention shifted from its celebrated artworks to the aftermath of the dramatic heist. The broken window, a visible consequence of the robbery, has unexpectedly become a tourist draw for some visitors.

Days earlier, thieves stole Napoleonic jewellery valued at ₹896 crore ($102 million) in a bold daytime robbery, leaving a damaged glass windowpane at the centre of public curiosity. The museum, known globally for its collection of Western art, resumed operations on Wednesday, 22 October, although parts remain inaccessible as authorities investigate. Advertisement

Crowds gathered to glimpse the aftermath, but the Apollo gallery doors stayed closed. Videos and photos of the broken window have now gone viral

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