1.   Boarded-up storefronts hide turn-of-the century architectural jewels, and dilapidated buildings dot the once bustling streets.

2.   From Lee Circle east to Audubon Park and beyond lies the fabulous strand of architectural jewels and oddities known as the Garden District.

3.   If only Atlanta had had an architectural jewel doubling as a performing-arts venue.

4.   It translated Persian onion domes into the golden domes of Orthodox churches and transformed Versailles into the Peterhof Palace, a Russian architectural jewel.

5.   The stadium that the precursor to personal seat licenses built remains an architectural jewel.

6.   The Weld administration appears a bit sheepish at having allowed an architectural jewel to become so tarnished.

7.   The Old City of Dubrovnik, once considered one of Europe most precious architectural jewels, was damaged when fighting broke out in the former Yugoslavia.

8.   In Old Havana, damaged architectural jewels stand side-by-side with habitable ones crammed with families.

9.   Apart from the apartment blocks, some architectural jewels have deteriorated dramatically.