Example sentences for: manueline

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

  • The latter is a fine example of the exuberant style of Manueline architecture.

  • The town’s largest church, on Praça da República, is the richly painted Nossa Senhora da Assunção, with an elaborate Manueline portal and belltower overlooking the square.

  • The palace is a bizarre and extravagant cocktail of Gothic, Renaissance, Manueline, and Moorish architecture fashioned as a love nest for Queen Maria II (1834–1853) and her smitten husband, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

  • Also worth visiting are the Igreja Matriz (São Clemente), a 13th-century Gothic church with 18th-century azulejo tiles; the Convento da Graça, with a terrific Manueline portal; and Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, a small church prized for its Baroque altar and ceramic tiles.

  • The architectural highlight of the village is the beautiful 16th-century Igreja Matriz, entered through a classic Manueline portal.


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