treasure house

Example Sentences

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Once a saffron-scented cultural treasure house, present-day Herat still looks proudly to its rich heritage of Persian poetry, miniaturist painting and resplendent architecture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2021

She has been inside many of the region’s monasteries, and she recently visited one treasure house in which the ancient skull of the monastery’s founder lived on as a kapala, or ritual cup.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 21, 2015

Shouldn’t these changes radically alter the old museum model, loosen it up, make it more experimental, shift its identity from locked treasure house to clearinghouse for fresh ideas?

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2015

Step inside, and a treasure house is laid out in front of you.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2010

Redwall must be a veritable treasure house to a clever young fox.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques