Heists in Broad Daylight: Europe's Cultural Institutions Under Siege The Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna has been robbed at gunpoint, leaving behind a trail of shattered glass and an estimated $100 million in damages.
The stolen necklace, adorned with 673 precious stones, once belonged to Egypt's Queen Nazli and was designed for her daughter's wedding in 1939.
The brazen heist is the latest in a string of high profile thefts targeting European museums over the past year.