Portal (architecture)

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A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure.^{[1][page needed]}

Doors, metal

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  Baroque portal of a private palace in Brescia
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  Wooden portal of the Church of St. Victor in Dülmen
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  Romanesque portal of the Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita, with nested arches
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  Gothic portal of the church in Hronský Beňadik
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  Romantic portal of the St. John's Cathedral in Tampere
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  Gothic portal of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen in Metz
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  Taşkapı (stone gatehouse) of the Hatuniye Medresesi in Karaman
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  Murad's Gate in the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Baku

Other uses

The term portal is also applied to the ends of a tunnel.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Portico

References

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