Global Information Lookup Global Information

Amoreira Aqueduct information


Amoreira Aqueduct
Aqueducto da Amoreira
Map
General information
TypeAqueduct
Architectural styleMedieval
LocationAssunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso
Town or cityElvas
CountryPortugal
Coordinates38°52′40.8″N 7°10′20.6″W / 38.878000°N 7.172389°W / 38.878000; -7.172389
Opened1498
OwnerPortuguese Republic
Technical details
MaterialMortared stone masonry
Design and construction
Architect(s)Afonso Álvares (1573)

The Amoreira Aqueduct (Aqueduto da Amoreira) is a 16th-century aqueduct (begun in 1537) that spans the Portuguese municipality of Elvas, bringing water into the fortified seat.

and 14 Related for: Amoreira Aqueduct information

Request time (Page generated in 0.7827 seconds.)

Amoreira Aqueduct

Last Update:

The Amoreira Aqueduct (Aqueduto da Amoreira) is a 16th-century aqueduct (begun in 1537) that spans the Portuguese municipality of Elvas, bringing water...

Word Count : 2134

Elvas

Last Update:

a hill 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the Guadiana river. The Amoreira Aqueduct 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long supplies the city with pure water; it was...

Word Count : 982

List of aqueducts

Last Update:

Skopje Aqueduct Águas Livres Aqueduct Amoreira Aqueduct Santa Clara Aqueduct Rostokino Aqueduct Aqueduct of Albatana Aqueduct of Algeciras Aqueduct of Segovia...

Word Count : 564

List of World Heritage Sites in Portugal

Last Update:

the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2021. "Águas Livres Aqueduct". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 12 April...

Word Count : 1264

List of World Heritage Sites in Southern Europe

Last Update:

October 2011. "18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2010...

Word Count : 3715

Francisco de Arruda

Last Update:

Amoreira aqueduct...

Word Count : 324

Odivelas

Last Update:

Livres Aqueduct, that began in the Fonte das Águas Livres near Carenque and ended in reservoir in Amoreira (completed in 1834). The Amoreira reservoir...

Word Count : 1867

List of bridges in Portugal

Last Update:

"Roman Bridge at Chaves". "International Bridge". "Pegoes Aqueduct". "Amoreira Aqueduct". "Aqueduto das Águas Livres (Alcantara Valley)". "Tagus River...

Word Count : 902

Carlos Mardel

Last Update:

architect of the Águas Livres Aqueduct. In this project, he personally designed and oversaw the construction of the Amoreiras Monumental Arch and the Mãe...

Word Count : 463

Olisipo

Last Update:

villa of Santo André de Almoçageme (Almoçageme, Sintra) Roman villa of Amoreira (São João das Lampas, Sintra) Roman villa of Barros do Casal Silvério (Montelavar...

Word Count : 2205

List of national monuments of Portugal

Last Update:

Sub-Ripas (Sé Nova, Coimbra) Alentejo region Aqueduct of Amoreira (São Brás e São Lourenço, Elvas) Aqueduct of Prata (São Mamede, Évora) Bridge of Mértola...

Word Count : 7951

History of Lisbon

Last Update:

the aqueduct to the water tower of Alcântara. Many factories arose in the area, including the royal ceramic factory and the silk factory of Amoreiras, where...

Word Count : 33180

Timeline of Lisbon

Last Update:

formed União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas. Torres das Amoreiras [pt] built. IAAF World Cross Country Championships held. 1986 Lisbon Marathon...

Word Count : 3201

Carnide

Last Update:

academic Linda Silva [pt] (1942-2011): Portuguese actress Fernando Jorge Amoreira Fernandes [pt] (1957): Portuguese court officer Pedro Madeira Rodrigues [pt]...

Word Count : 7951

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net