1.   Among the Russian cultural treasures brought to light by the dismantling of the Iron Curtain is the St. Petersburg String Quartet.

2.   But this American landmark and cultural treasure may not be around for long.

3.   He cited, too, the more recent destruction by the Taliban of the giant Buddha statues in Bamian City, a cultural treasure of the Hazara people.

4.   Hermann objected to the references to the drawings as cultural treasures.

5.   It guaranteed that the Maori would retain their lands and other material and cultural treasures and enjoy equal rights of citizenship.

6.   It is also the main cultural treasure of the Kyrgyz people, and has played a central role in their history.

7.   Kosovo is where the Serbian national consciousness is rooted and where its cultural treasures mostly lie.

8.   Like a creature hidden deep inside a protective glacier, the tiny lodge survived the ravages of the Cultural Revolution, when so many Chinese cultural treasures were destroyed.

9.   National cultural treasures are systematically looted in broad daylight.

10.   Pictures, journal entries and maps from an expedition to Georgia, in the heart of the Caucasus Mountains, exploring environmental highlights and cultural treasures.