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Porte may refer to: *Sublime Porte, the central government of the Ottoman empire *Porte, Piedmont, a municipality in the Piedmont region of Italy *John Cyril Porte, British/Irish aviator *Richie Porte, Australian professional cyclist who competes for Team BMC *Toyota Porte, an automobile See also *Port (other) *Portes (other) Portes may refer to: Places France *Antheuil-Portes, in the Oise ''department'' *Les Portes-en-Ré, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Portes-en-Valdaine, in the Drôme ''département'' *Portes, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' * Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sublime Porte
The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte ( ota, باب عالی, Bāb-ı Ālī or ''Babıali'', from ar, باب, bāb, gate and , , ), was a synecdoche for the central government of the Ottoman Empire. History The name has its origins in the old practice in which the ruler announced his official decisions and judgements at the gate of his palace. This was the practice in the Byzantine Empire and it was also adopted by Ottoman Turk sultans since Orhan I, and therefore the palace of the sultan, or the gate leading to it, became known as the "High Gate". This name referred first to a palace in Bursa, Turkey. After the Ottomans had conquered Constantinople, now Istanbul, the gate now known as the Imperial Gate ( tr, Bâb-ı Hümâyûn), leading to the outermost courtyard of the Topkapı Palace, first became known as the "High Gate", or the "Sublime Porte". When Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent sealed an alliance with King Francis I of France in 1536, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porte, Piedmont
Porte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. Porte borders the following municipalities: Pinerolo, San Pietro Val Lemina, Villar Perosa, San Germano Chisone, and San Secondo di Pinerolo San Secondo di Pinerolo (Piedmontese: ''San Second''; oc, Seisound, French: Saint-Second-de-Pignerol) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. San Secondo .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Turin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cyril Porte
Lieutenant Colonel John Cyril Porte, (26 February 1884 – 22 October 1919) was a British flying boat pioneer associated with the First World War Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe. Early life and career Porte was born on 26 February 1884 to Reverend John Robert Porte (1849–1922) TCD and Henrietta (née Scott) in Bandon, County Cork,Notice of Death. ''Flight'' 30 October 1919 Ireland. Reverend Dr. Porte served as of St Peter's, Ballymodan, Bandon before moving to England with his family a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Porte
Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 2013 Paris–Nice, 2013 and 2015 Paris–Nice, 2015, the Volta a Catalunya in 2015 Volta a Catalunya, 2015, the Tour de Romandie in 2017 Tour de Romandie, 2017, the Tour Down Under in 2017 Tour Down Under, 2017 and 2020 Tour Down Under, 2020, the Tour de Suisse in 2018 Tour de Suisse, 2018 and the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné, 2021. In Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, he won the Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia, young rider classification at the 2010 Giro d'Italia, his first year at UCI ProTour level, and finished on the podium of the 2020 Tour de France, but was also frequently hit by illnesses and injuries. Personal life Porte was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1985. He was educated at St Patric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Porte
The is a mini MPV produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota from 2004 to 2020 that features an electric-powered sliding door on the passenger side, similar in approach to the Isis. The driver's door is of the conventional swing-open type. __TOC__ First generation (AP10; 2004) The Porte was introduced in July 2004, but is only available in Japan, so it is only produced with right-hand drive. The Porte is based on the first generation Vitz subcompact car and is made in 4-seater and 5-seater versions. It comes with either a 1.3-liter or 1.5-liter gasoline engine, with automatic transmission only, and with either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. It is similar in concept to the 2002 Peugeot Sesame and the slightly smaller Peugeot 1007 which has an electric-powered sliding door on both sides. However the door only slides on the left. 2004 Toyota Porte (rear).jpg, Rear view Second generation (XP140; 2012) In July 2012, the Porte was redesigned and for this gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port (other)
A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. Port or PORT may also refer to: Transportation * Airport, for air transport * Spaceport, for space vehicles * Gun port, an opening in the side of the hull of a ship, above the waterline, which allows the muzzle of artillery pieces mounted on the gun deck to fire outside * Port of entry, where immigration and customs procedures are fulfilled * Port and starboard, terms for the left and right sides, respectively, of air- or water-craft Places * Port, Ain, a commune in France * Port, Bern, a commune in Switzerland * Port, Szczecin, a neighbourhood in Szczecin, Poland * Port, Templeport, a townland in the parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland * Porţ, a village in Marca Commune, Sălaj County, Romania * Le Port, Ariège, in the Ariège department * Le Port, Réunion, in the island of Réunion * Le Port-Marly, in the Yvelines department * Porto, second largest city of Portugal * Ports (comarca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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