The Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum reopened to the public on Wednesday for the first time since the theft of the royal jewels last year.
The precious collections and jewels that were once displayed there have been removed, after the museum announced that the gallery is being returned to its original 17th-century ceremonial function.
Security measures at the Paris museum have been strengthened through the installation of new surveillance cameras and systems against unauthorized entry.
On the day of the theft, thieves took less than eight minutes to force their way through a window in the Apollo Gallery and steal the Louvre's royal jewels worth 88 million euros, an operation carried out over the weekend that has shocked visitors and highlighted significant security weaknesses.
Improving security is a priority of the ten-year "Louvre New Renaissance" plan, launched last year, at an estimated cost of up to 800 million euros, which aims to modernize infrastructure, ease overcrowding and create a gallery dedicated to the "Mona Lisa" by 2031.
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