Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras

The Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras, formally known as the Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras, is a historic reservoir in Lisbon, Portugal. Constructed as the terminal reservoir of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, it was designed in 1745 and completed in 1834 in the Jardim das Amoreiras district.

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Opening hours:
10:00 AM—12:30 PM
13:30—5:30 PM
Email: museu@epal.pt
Type: Museum
Description: historic reservoir in Lisbon, Portugal
Also known as: “Mãe de Água”, “Mãe de Água das Amoreiras”, “Museu da Água”, and “Reservatório da Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras”
Address: Rua das Amoreiras

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capela do Rato and Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate.

Capela do Rato

Church

Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Capela do Rato is a church.

Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate

Church

Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.

Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate is a church, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras.

Lisbon Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Boaz Gabriel Canhoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lisbon Synagogue, formally the Synagogue Shaaré Tikvah, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 59 Rua Alexandre Herculano, in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon Synagogue is situated 240 metres southeast of Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Campolide and Misericórdia.

Campolide

Suburb

Photo: Juntas, Public domain.

Campolide is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Campolide is west of Avenidas Novas, north of Campo de Ourique, east of Benfica, and south of São Domingos de Benfica. The population in 2011 was 15,460,…

Misericórdia

Village

Photo: Uhooep, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Misericórdia is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Misericórdia is to the east of Estrela, west of Santa Maria Maior, and south of Santo António.

Estrela

Village

Photo: scalleja, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Estrela is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Estrela is south of Campo de Ourique, west of Misericórdia, and east of Alcântara.

Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras

Categories: water reservoir, cultural heritage, aqueduct, building, tourism, reservoir, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Santo António, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.72127° or 38° 43′ 17″ north

Longitude

-9.15569° or 9° 9′ 21″ west

Operator

EPAL

Open location code

8CCGPRCV+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95408856

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=aqueduct

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=reservoir_covered

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q10359790

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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras” goes by many names.

French: “Réservoir Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras”
Portuguese: “Mãe d’água das amoreiras”
Portuguese: “Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras”
Portuguese: “Reservatorio da Mae d’Agua das Amoreiras”
Portuguese: “Reservatório da Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras”
“Reservatório da Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras”

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Highlights include Museu da Água and Casa do Registo.

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