west portal

collocation in English

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west
noun[U]
uk
/west/us
/west/
the direction in which the sun goes down in the evening, opposite to the east, or the part of an area or country that is in ...
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portal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔː.təl/us
/ˈpɔːr.t̬əl/
anatomy,medicalspecialized
relating to an opening to an organ in the body, especially the opening where blood vessels (= thin tubes that carry blood) enter the liver (= a large organ that cleans ...
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(Definition ofwestandportalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thewestportalis framed by a masonry facade of cut sandstone, while the east portal is a naturalistically formed hole in the rock, entered directly from a bridge.
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Forms on thewestportalsuggest an origin in the mid 11th century.
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A pulley remains in the west loft, and with it materials were lifted through an opening in the ceiling near thewestportal.
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Since the original tower was in danger of collapsing, a new tower was erected above thewestportalfrom 1691 to 1700.
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A similar one is on thewestportal, since the bridge deck is rusting through.
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The rose window at the centre of the upper story of thewestportalwas also innovative and influential.
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The outside is decorated by many corbels and the tympanum of thewestportalis remarkable.
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Thewestportalis decorated with shell motifs and a rose window.
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Westportaland window changed in the 15th century.
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A heavy square tower finished in 1499 surmounts thewestportal.
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The west face of the tower rises above a gallery above the central,westportal.
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Of this chapel, the quire still stands today, filled out by thewestportalbuilt in 1915.
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It is also possible that the red sandstone keystone set above thewestportalcomes from this time.
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Thewestportalis located at; the east portal is at.
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The 2002 assessment considered that the first 35 feet of the tunnel from thewestportal, and the first 25 feet from the east portal were heavily distressed.
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The remaining towers frame thewestportal.
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