Aqueduto das Águas Livres

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Aqueduto das Águas Livres is an 18th-century Portuguese aqueduct in Lisbon renowned for its monumental arches and role in supplying the city with fresh water.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
architecturalStructure
architecturalStyle Baroque
builtFor water supply of Lisbon
commissionedBy King John V of Portugal NERFINISHED
completionDate late 18th century
constructionStart 1731
18th century
country Portugal
crosses Valley of Alcântara NERFINISHED
designedBy António Canevari NERFINISHED
Custódio Vieira NERFINISHED
Manuel da Maia NERFINISHED
endPoint Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras NERFINISHED
follows Valley of Alcântara NERFINISHED
hasPart Alcântara valley arches NERFINISHED
Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras reservoir NERFINISHED
supporting aqueduct branches
underground galleries
heritageDesignation National Monument of Portugal NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1910
historicalPeriod Portuguese Baroque era NERFINISHED
inaugurationDate 1748
length about 18 kilometres
locatedIn Lisbon
Lisbon District NERFINISHED
Lisbon metropolitan area NERFINISHED
region of Lisbon
locatedInNeighborhood Alcântara NERFINISHED
Campolide NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
maximumHeight about 65 metres
notableFeature monumental stone arches
one of the tallest stone aqueduct arches in the world at the time of construction
numberOfArches 35 arches in the Alcântara valley section
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Municipality of Lisbon NERFINISHED
partOf Lisbon water supply system
passesThrough Amoreiras NERFINISHED
Belas NERFINISHED
Caneças NERFINISHED
purpose to supply Lisbon with fresh water
significance major 18th-century hydraulic engineering work in Portugal
symbol of Lisbon’s historical water infrastructure
startPoint Mãe d’Água Velha de Belas NERFINISHED
tourismAttraction yes
waterSource springs of Belas NERFINISHED
springs of Caneças NERFINISHED

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Lioz limestone usedInMonument Aqueduto das Águas Livres