Fonte da Porta do Olival - Porto, Portugal
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Torgut
N 41° 08.700 W 008° 36.929
29T E 532267 N 4554924
This fountain is located near one of the most iconic landmarks of Porto: Torre dos Clérigos
Waymark Code: WMK1K2
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/30/2014
Views: 11
This fountain is old: it was built in the middle 18th Century, near the building which was constructed at the same time, by then to serve as a jail. In this place, before the fountain (and the jail) there was a gate, a medieval gate, from which the fountain was named after (Porta do Olival means "Olive trees field Gate")
It's still in use as a decorative fountain and it's possible that in the past its water was used by the local inhabitants. Not anymore, of course, it even has a label with a warning: do not use the water of the fountain as its quality it's not being monitored.
Oddly, there isn't much information available about this fountain.
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