Example sentences for: portico

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

  • 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, and excellent 18th-century azulejos in the chancel.

  • 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.

  • The Sé’s unusual cathedral tower, main portico, and two interior chapels are all that remain of the original 13th-century Gothic building.

  • From a Gothic portico in the middle of town, beside the massive 13th-­century campanile, a staircase of 90 steps takes you down to the sanctuary’s 11th-century bronze doors.

  • Only the inner courtyard of Rome’s finest Renaissance palace is accessible to the public, but its grand portico and the handsome stuccoed vestibule leading to it make it well worth a visit.


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