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 was designed in 1746 and was still under construction in 1763, the year of Carlos Mardel’s death. Work resumed in 1771, but there was much back and forth. It was finally inaugurated in 1834 by Queen Maria II. The reservoir marks the point at which the impressive Águas Livres aqueduct enters Lisbon, completing the water supply system that transformed the capital’s rural and urban landscape, as well as its public spaces, through the construction of a network of fountains. The geometric and constructive refinement of the reservoir reflects its importance in the urban modernisation of Lisbon, despite the reduction in scale of the original project in terms of capacity and decorative elements. The waterfall, through which water flows into the tank, was built using 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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