Ancient jewels that were exhibited at the Grünes Gewölbe Museum in the German city of Dresden , better known as the "treasure museum", were stolen this Monday, according to a police spokesman.

At the moment the value of the loot is unknown but the German press talks about several million euros .

In particular, according to the Bild newspaper, it is the treasure room of Augustus the Strong, the former king of Poland and the electing prince of Saxony in the 18th century.

According to the researchers, the thieves would have destroyed an electric transformer located near the museum around 5:00 to deactivate the alarms.

He or thieves would have entered through a museum window to get a loot of jewels, diamonds and precious stones.

The halls of this Grünes Gewöble Museum ("The Green Vault") were built in the 16th century.

As of 1723, August II of Poland deposited in the same pieces from the Renaissance and the Baroque .

A part of the museum was destroyed during World War II by the Allied bombings.

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