Example sentences for: mafra

How can you use “mafra” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In modest Portugal, the dimensions and extravagance of the convent and palace of Mafra, 40 km (25 miles) to the northwest of Lisbon, are quite staggering.

  • The impressive eastern wing was rebuilt by Friedrich Ludwig, the architect of the Convent at Mafra (see page 42), using the multicolored marble of the Alentejo.

  • At one end is the spectacular baroque Biblioteca Joanina (library), constructed in 1720 with João V’s Brazilian wealth (also instrumental in building the great library at Mafra; see page 42).

  • Its huge cost gave rise to a Portuguese saying that João transformed the diamonds of Brazil into the rocks of Mafra.

  • Visits to the Mafra Palace are by guided tour only (English-speaking at 11am and 2:30pm daily; closed Tuesday), and last about an hour.


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