cultural treasure
Cherished artistic legacy
Cultural treasure refers to objects, sites, traditions, or works of art considered invaluable to a nation or civilization's heritage.
The term encompasses physical artifacts like ancient sculptures or historic buildings, as well as intangible heritage like traditional music or craftsmanship.
During wartime, protecting cultural treasures from destruction or looting becomes a matter of international concern.
The phrase sometimes extends to people: She's a national cultural treasure.
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- family heirloomCherished inherited possession
- relicPreserved ancient object
masterpiece · crown jewels · monument · antiquity · legacy · museum · preservation · sacred · sacred site · ancient · ancient ruins · lost civilization · priceless · temple · ruins · scroll · tapestry · folklore
cultural treasuretrash
Discarded worthless material
rubbish · kitsch · throwaway culture · tchotchke · bric-a-brac
cultural treasureplanned obsolescence
Deliberately shortened product lifespan
ephemera · iconoclasm · flash in the pan · book burning · perishable goods
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