Now the historic hall greets visitors with empty display cases. The surviving treasures have been moved to a specially secured storage, and the only exhibit planned to be returned to the gallery in the future will be the crown of Empress Eugénie. During the escape, the criminals dropped the relic, which is currently undergoing restoration. The Apollo Gallery is considered one of the most famous monuments of French Baroque. It was built in the 17th century on the orders of Louis XIV, and later it became the prototype for the famous Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. The architectural project was created by Louis Le Vau, and the paintings were executed by Charles Le Brun, who dedicated the decoration to the image of the sun — the symbol of the "Sun King" Louis XIV. The sculptural decoration was designed by François Girardon, and in the 19th century, the central part of the ceiling was adorned with the monumental fresco by Eugène Delacroix "Apollo Slaying Python."