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 ⓘ
completionDate late 18th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1731 ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
crosses Valley of Alcântara ⓘ
linked to: Alcântara Valley
designedBy António Canevari ⓘ
Custódio Vieira ⓘ
Manuel da Maia ⓘ
endPoint Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras ⓘ
follows Valley of Alcântara ⓘ
linked to: Alcântara Valley
hasPart Alcântara valley arches ⓘ
Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras reservoir ⓘ
supporting aqueduct branches ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Portugal ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1910 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Portuguese Baroque era ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1748 ⓘ
length about 18 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Lisbon ⓘ
Lisbon District ⓘ
Lisbon metropolitan area ⓘ
region of Lisbon ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood Alcântara ⓘ
Campolide ⓘ
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 ⓘ
partOf Lisbon water supply system ⓘ
passesThrough Amoreiras ⓘ
Belas ⓘ
Caneças ⓘ
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 ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
waterSource springs of Belas ⓘ
springs of Caneças ⓘ

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Lioz limestone → usedInMonument → Aqueduto das Águas Livres ⓘ
Campolide → traversedBy → Aqueduto das Águas Livres ⓘ
Campolide → hasLandmark → Águas Livres Aqueduct arches ⓘ
linked to: Aqueduto das Águas Livres