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€1 Billion jewel heist?!
A famous diamond worth more than £9m is among treasures stolen from a Dresden museum, it has emerged.
It was originally thought that the Green Vault’s most valuable gemstones were safe following a spectacular robbery at the museum.
Dresden White diamond is among items missingThe Dresden Green is believed to be safe because it was on loan to the Metropolitan Musuem in New York at the time of the robbery.
The Telegraph
'Thankfully' it was the White Diamond & not the Green Diamond, I guess.
The Green Vault in Dresden Castle -- from which thieves have stolen around 100 pieces -- houses one of the largest collections of treasure in Europe, with its spectacular baroque chambers filled with jewels and objets d'art.
Grünes Gewölbe The Green Vault stands out as the jewel-box of Europe for its exceptional art and architecture, and its representation of one of the world's great cultural cities.
In the early 18th century, Augustus the Strong, ruler of Saxony, worked to establish Dresden as a major center for the arts, inviting talented sculptors, goldsmiths and painters to take up residence. He commissioned a series of magnificent rooms to showcase his valuables as a way of advertising the city's cultural prominence in addition to its wealth.
Dresden Green Diamond
CNN
Famous diamond worth £9m was among treasures stolen from Dresden museum
A famous diamond worth more than £9m is among treasures stolen from a Dresden museum, it has emerged.
It was originally thought that the Green Vault’s most valuable gemstones were safe following a spectacular robbery at the museum.
Dresden White diamond is among items missing
The Telegraph
'Thankfully' it was the White Diamond & not the Green Diamond, I guess.
Why the Green Vault is Europe's treasure chest
The Green Vault in Dresden Castle -- from which thieves have stolen around 100 pieces -- houses one of the largest collections of treasure in Europe, with its spectacular baroque chambers filled with jewels and objets d'art.
Grünes Gewölbe
In the early 18th century, Augustus the Strong, ruler of Saxony, worked to establish Dresden as a major center for the arts, inviting talented sculptors, goldsmiths and painters to take up residence. He commissioned a series of magnificent rooms to showcase his valuables as a way of advertising the city's cultural prominence in addition to its wealth.
The result was the Green Vault, the first public museum in Europe. It is an astounding collection of ornaments, ranging from shimmering bowls carved out of crystal and agate to jeweled gold figurines to the Dresden Green, the largest and finest green diamond in the world.Dresden Green Diamond
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