Incredible isn't it? How can things that are so
well protected or so big be stolen? Well, it does happen - read on to find
out!!
Disappeared in: 2010
Reward offered: Undisclosed
Reward offered: Undisclosed
Unfortunately,
it's fairly conclusive that this Picasso is unlikely to re-emerge. Shortly
after it was stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the
thief threw it in a bin which was emptied before authorities learned of its
contents. If the painting hasn't been destroyed, it has a very wealthy owner
out there somewhere – the painting is worth more than £20 million at auction.
3,000 Pound Bell
In 2005 in Tacoma, Washington
a 3,000 pound bell was stolen from a Buddhist temple. The bell, which was cast
in Vietnam, was used very rarely and only for special occasions. According to
the monks, the bell was priceless but I guess the thieves missed that memo
because one year later they were caught trying to sell it for $500.
Bridge
In 2007 a 200-tonne metal
bridge was stolen. The bridge that was originally located in Khabarovsk in
eastern Russia vanished overnight. The bridge was part of the only road that
accessed a local heating plant. The company, who relies on the bridge to get
their employees to work, says it will cost them $37,000 to replace the bridge.
Interestingly, this isn’t the
only bridge to go missing. Bridges in India, the Czech Republic and Turkey have
all been scooped up too!
Plane
In 1992 a Major from the
Israeli Air Force stole a WWII Mustang Fighter Plane. After spotting the plane
in a reserve airfield where it was waiting to be moved to a museum, the major
spent some time restoring it before he flew it the almost-priceless vintage
plane to Sweden where he sold it for $331,000! The plane is still being used by
the Swedish companies and was only located when Interpol became involved!
Sources of texts & information:
Picasso painting: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/10191072/The-10-most-wanted-missing-paintings.html
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