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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- 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 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.72127° or 38° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
-9.15569° or 9° 9′ 21″ westOperator
EPALOpen location code
8CCGPRCV+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 95408856OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=aqueductOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_coveredOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museu da Água and Casa do Registo.
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