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