Aqueduto das Águas Livres
Belonging to the set attached to the Águas Livres Aqueduct, an aqueduct, in stone, created to get water to the Terreiro do Paço de Queluz for consumption of the Royal Mews. The work was created in the place of two sources: the source of Gargantada and do Pocinho and served several fountains and fountains in Queluz. Built by d. João V, in 1731, was only to be done in the mid-19th century. The main section is 14 kilometres in length, of which eight in the municipality of Amadora.
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Monuments near Aqueduto das Águas Livres
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo
Chapel of longitudinal plan composed by the juxtaposition of the nave and chancel, showing the gable roofs coverage. It was built by Gil Vaz Lobo, alcaide-mor …
Casa do Arcebispo/ Quinta da Memória
A rectangular, two-story Baroque house, of the ecclesiastical palace type used for recreation. The farm and palace were founded by D. Rodrigo de Moura Teles, a…
Chafariz D'El Rei
Fountain built in 1756 and rebuilt in 1843. In 1983 it was moved and assembled at the current location.
Fonte das Fontaínhas
This spring originated in the Ribeira das Águas Livres stream and, after the construction of the aqueduct of the same name, was reduced to a spring and a small…
