Antiga fonte da Casa da Água - Cabo Espichel, Portugal - Converted Fountains on Waymarking.com

In the nearby plaque can be read:

«The "Casa da Água" building dates back to 1770 and is part of a network supplying potable water to the sanctuary (of Espichel Cape) through an aqueduct that began at "mãe d'água" (water mother), a number of springs in the neighbouring village of Azóia that were combined into a domed fountain.

The hexagonal building house a "rocaille" fountain, and it's walls were decorated in tile murals showing scenes from day-to-day 18th century life.»

Nowadays, both, the fountain and the water house, are without use.

Setting: Inside Place: Inside the Water House building Use: None

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Date Logged Log User Rating   06/29/2008 Kelux visited it