treasury

(noun)

A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.

Related Terms

Examples of treasury in the following topics:

  • Delphi and Greek Treasuries

    • Like the Siphnian Treasury, the Athenian Treasury was constructed entirely of marble.
    • Siphnian Treasury, Delphi, Greece.
    • Treasury of Athens, Delphi, Greece
    • From the east pediment of the Siphnian Treasury.
    • Siphnian Treasury, Delphi, Greece.

  • Buddhist Stupas

    • Every stupa contains a treasury filled with various objects; small offerings, or Tsa-Tsas, fill the majority of the treasury, while jewelry and other precious objects are also placed within.
    • It is believed that the more objects placed into the treasury, the stronger the stupa's energy.

  • The Mediterranean

    • A great number of textiles, most notably silks, were exported; many are found in the church treasuries of Christendom, where they served as covering for saints' reliquaries.

  • Mycenaean Architecture

    • The tomb today is known as the Treasury of Atreus, due to the wealth of grave goods found there.

  • Carolingian Illustrated Books in the Early European Middle Ages

    • Carolingian luxury manuscripts were given treasure bindings or rich covers with jewels set in gold and carved ivory panels, and, as in Insular art, were prestige objects kept in the church or treasury.

  • Mughal Empire

    • The Mughal emperors were enthusiastic patrons of the arts, and their vast royal treasuries funded many cultural achievements.

  • Architecture of the Early Christian Church

    • The temple, housing the cult figures and the treasury, served as a backdrop.

  • The Parthenon

    • The opisthodomos is large, accounting for the size of the treasury of the Delian League, which Pericles moved from Delos to the Parthenon.

  • The Ancient Greek Gods and Their Temples

    • Due to the wealth dedicated to the gods, the temples often became treasuries that held and preserved the wealth of the city.

  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • The opisthodomos was used as a treasury and held the votives and offerings left at the temple for the god or goddess.