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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] portale [[city]] gate, porch, from neuter of portalis of a gate, from [[Latin]] porta gate

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] portale [[city]] gate, porch, from neuter of portalis of a gate, from [[Latin]] porta gate

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one

*1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one

*5: a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the [[World Wide Web]] and usually including a search engine or a [[collection]] of links to other sites arranged especially by [[topic]]  

*5: a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the [[World Wide Web]] and usually including a search engine or a [[collection]] of links to other sites arranged especially by [[topic]]  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Portal''' is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or [[fortification]], and especially a grand entrance to an important [[structure]]. Doors, metal gates or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis portcullis] in the opening can be used to [[control]] entry or exit. The [[surface]] [[surrounding]] the opening may be made of [[simple]] building materials or decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voussoir voussoir], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture) tympanum], an ornamented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion mullion] or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwork westwork] of a church.

'''Portal''' is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or [[fortification]], and especially a grand entrance to an important [[structure]]. Doors, metal gates or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis portcullis] in the opening can be used to [[control]] entry or exit. The [[surface]] [[surrounding]] the opening may be made of [[simple]] building materials or decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voussoir voussoir], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture) tympanum], an ornamented [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion mullion] or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwork westwork] of a church.

[[Category: Architecture]]

[[Category: Architecture]]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]