Sublime Porte

noun

1. the full name of the Porte

Example Sentences

In repeated polls, Britons have voiced support for the repatriation of the carvings, controversially removed from the Parthenon in 1802 at the behest of Lord Elgin, London’s ambassador to the Sublime Porte.

From The Guardian

Two of his books became American best-sellers and he the first Western scholar to be given access to the archives of the Sublime Porte in Istanbul.

From Economist

At the time this particular scenic panoramic was created, Istanbul was in the news, thanks to the Russo-Ottoman War and Napoléon Bonaparte’s desire to bring the Sublime Porte into his orbit.

From Architectural Digest

France is the old friend and ally of the Sublime Porte, the natural enemy of Russia.

From Project Gutenberg

Diplomats were driving home from the Sublime Porte in victorias.

From Project Gutenberg