Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir – Water Museum
- Original Authors:
- Carlos Mardel
- (1748)
- Interventions:
- Reinaldo Manuel dos Santos
- (1834)
About the Place
This large reservoir, designed in 1746, was still under construction in 1763, the year of Carlos Mardel’s death. Work was resumed in 1771, with much back and forth. It was inaugurated in 1834 by Queen Maria II. This reservoir marks the entry of the impressive Águas Livres aqueduct into Lisbon, completing the water supply system that transformed the capital’s rural and urban landscape, as well as its public spaces, with the construction of a network of fountains. Its geometric and constructive refinement reflects the importance of this work in the urban modernisation of Lisbon, even though its construction involved a reduction in scale compared to the original project, in terms of reservoir capacity and decorative elements. The waterfall from which the water flows into the tank was built with stone from the springs that feed the reservoir.
Location & How to get there
Address
Praça das Amoreiras, 10
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Public Transportation
Bus: 24E, 713, 720, 727, 738, 758, 774
Subway: Rato
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