Amoreira Aqueduct
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The Amoreira Aqueduct is a historic 16th–17th century aqueduct in Elvas, Portugal, renowned for its monumental multi-tiered arches that once supplied water to the fortified city and now form part of its UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amoreira Aqueduct canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
civil engineering structure ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Aqueduto da Amoreira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Francisco de Arruda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance engineering ⓘ |
| builtFor | water supply ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Elvas city walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cisterns in Elvas ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1622 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1537 ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentUse |
monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasStructuralFeature |
arcades
ⓘ
buttresses ⓘ multi-tiered arches ⓘ stone masonry ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Elvas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument in Portugal ⓘ |
| length | approximately 7 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alentejo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elvas NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe ⓘ Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Portalegre District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elvas fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish border ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Portuguese authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mortar
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | approximately 31 metres ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | over 800 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | to supply water to the city of Elvas ⓘ |
| partOf | Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Alto Alentejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early modern hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
key element of the defensive system of Elvas ⓘ |
| status | well preserved ⓘ |
| transported | drinking water ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2012 ⓘ |
| waterSource | Amoreira springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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