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Aguas Livres Aqueduct
Campolide Station, Lisbon - Portugal

Built in 1746, Lisbon’s remarkable aqueduct delivered the first clean drinking water to the city. The full pipeline is some 18.6 km long, although the aqueduct and its tributaries total 58km. The most visible section is that crossing the Alcantara...
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Attractions near Aguas Livres Aqueduct
A selection of attractions close to Aguas Livres Aqueduct:
Aguas Livres Aqueduct  (< 1 Mile)
Built in 1746, Lisbon’s remarkable aqueduct delivered the first clean drinking water to the city. The full pipeline is some 18.6 km long, although the...
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Indian’s Park  (< 1 Mile)
Claimed to be Lisbon’s finest children’s park, Parque dos Índios is located in beautiful surroundings in Serafina Park. There are suitably differentiated zones for up...
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Estufa Fria  (< 1 Mile)
The Estufa Fria is located in the northwest corner of the Edward VII Park (see separate entry) and is located on the site of a...
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Centre for Modern Art  (< 1 Mile)
The Centre for Modern Art, situated in Gulbenkian Park, opened in 1984. This cultural centre houses not only Portuguese contemporary art, but also works of...
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Amoreiras Shopping Centre  (< 1 Mile)
The Amoreiras Towers Shopping Centre was the first large complex of its kind in Portugal and it still remains popular although others have since been...
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Zoological Garden  (< 1 Mile)
Opened in 1905, the zoo was revamped to a high standard in the 1990s and contains many different sections, as well as great gardens, cafes...
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Gulbenkian Gardens  (< 1 Mile)
The Calouste Gulbenkian Gardens form the setting for the foundation building of the same name, the museum and the modern art centre. The approximately 17...
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Gulbenkian Museum  (1.1 Miles)
When Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian died in 1955 he bequeathed his estate to the Portuguese people and directed that his enormous wealth and fabulous art collection...
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Anastácio Gonçalves Museum  (1.2 Miles)
Dr. Anastacio Gonçalves (1889-1965), a war veteran, friend of Calouste Gulbenkian and a fellow art lover, was also a renowned ophthalmologist. Housed in an architectural...
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Edward VII Park  (1.4 Miles)
Named after the monarch’s visit in 1903, the Edward VII Park is not only Lisbon’s largest inner-city park, but also one of its favourite tourist...
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Amoreiras Garden  (1.4 Miles)
The Amoreiras Garden is also known as, and named after, the dramatist, poet and writer Marcelino Mesquita (1856-1919). It was inaugurated with 331 mulberry trees...
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Our Lady of Fátima Church  (1.5 Miles)
The Nossa Senhora de Fátima was the first Catholic Church to be built in Lisbon after the proclamation of the Republic in 1910. Inaugurated in...
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House Museum Fernando Pessoa  (1.5 Miles)
Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is considered by many as one of the world’s great poets. The house in which he lived towards the end of his...
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Szenes –Viera da Silva Museum  (1.5 Miles)
Housed in an 18th century building, which was originally the Royal Silk Factory, the Arpad Szenes –Viera da Silva Museum and Foundation is dedicated to...
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Mãe d’Agua Reservoir  (1.5 Miles)
At the end of the Águas Livres Aqueduct is the Mãe d’Agua Reservoir, the largest reservoir of the system. The castle-like structure was designed by...
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Praça Marquês de Pombal  (1.6 Miles)
The Praça Marquês de Pombal, at the top of the Avenida de Liberdade is also known as the Rotunda and is dominated by the 1934...
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Franjinhas Building  (1.7 Miles)
The controversial Franjinhas building, at the intersection of Rua Braamcamp and Rua Castilho, won the Valmor Prize for architecture in 1971. Designed by Nuno Teotónio...
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Diário de Notícias Building  (1.7 Miles)
The Diário de Notícias Newspaper Building was built between 1936-1939 and designed by the influential architect Porfírio Pardal Monteiro (1897-1957); it won the Valmor Prize...
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Church of the Sacred Heart  (1.8 Miles)
The Church of the Sacred Heart, known locally as Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, is unusual; it is on a very small piece of...
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Estrela Gardens  (1.8 Miles)
Opposite the Estrela Basilica, these lovely gardens are Lisbon’s oldest and most popular. Laid out in various designs between 1842 and 1852, they feature an...
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