The 5 most famous shots in history
The robberies, as well as the thefts at museums and jewelers, have become the subject of films and novels for some time. But what are the most daring shots in history? Today we have chosen to list the 5 most famous! Here they are for you!
Robbery of bearer securities
We are in the early 90s in London. The protagonists of the daring theft were two men, one armed with a simple knife and the other equipped with a briefcase. They took about $ 1 billion in bearer securities. The stolen item was almost subsequently recovered entirely.
Theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Let’s talk about one of the most famous art thefts in history. Where did it happen? At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. In the ’90s, two thieves in uniform, have deceived the guards boasting a call for an immediate intervention. After linking them to the basement, they took away $ 300 million of artwork, stealing paintings by artists like Vermeer and Rembrandt.
Theft at the Louvre in Paris
The theft we are going to talk about has greatly contributed to consolidate the Mona Lisa’s painting. At the time of their disappearance in 1911, prominent names were also accused of the theft, such as Apollinaire and Pablo Picasso.
Theft at the Bank of Baghdad
Now let’s talk about a bank robbery. We are in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The blow has yielded 300 million dollars and, as today, nobody knows the details.
Robbery’s robbery
In 1986, the Italian Valerio Viccei entered a security deposit in Knightbridge. Stored, in pounds, a sum about 198 million dollars. Among the boxes taken away, there was one containing documents belonging, at the time, to the banker Roberto Calvi.
Do you want to experience first hand the experience of a real stroke of the century? Perhaps it is the case that you do not go to a museum to steal work of art, since soon we will inaugurate a new room, legal and fun, dedicated just to these shots in the museum!
