Example sentences for: manueline

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

  • However, the outstanding feature is the “archaeological garden,” an outdoor display of relics from some of the oldest places on the island — tombstones, pieces taken from important buildings, and two splendid early-16th-century stone Manueline windows (pick up the Quinta’s own leaflet for information on these).

  • The single-nave Igreja de Santa Cruz, built in 1131, is renowned for its dazzling Manueline detail, including an elaborate portico and carved pulpit.

  • Tomar’s pleasant central square, Praça da Republica, is flanked by the elegant Manueline church of São João Baptista, with an unusual octagonal belfry and intricate portico, and the 17th-century town hall.

  • One of the finest Manueline windows in Portugal is carved in the western wall of the Chapterhouse, encrusted with profusely carved marine motifs.

  • At the top of the hill, on Rua da Igreja, is Igreja Matriz, a charming 16th-century church, with a delicately carved Manueline portico, perhaps the finest on the Algarve.


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