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Aqueduct arches (65 m tall) over the Alcântara valley. Note the pointed shape of the arches. The aqueduct seen from the west. The Águas Livres Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto das Águas Livres, pronounced [ɐkɨˈðutu ðɐz ˈaɣwɐʒ ˈlivɾɨʃ], "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
Tombo do Forte das Cinco Ribeiras, na freguesia de mesmo nome...", Ilha Terceira (Açores), Portugal. This fort developed from a line of bastions, opened during the period of the Succession Crisis of 1580, between 1579 and 1581, order by the Corregedor of the Açores, Ciprião de Figueiredo e Vasconcelos from a defensive plan elaborated by Tommaso Benedetto. [1]
Forte de São Mateus (José Rodrigo de Almeida, 1830, GEAEM) Planta do Forte da Igreja (António Belo de Almeida Jr.; Damião Pego, 1881–1882.) The Fort of São Mateus was one of the first bastions constructed during the context of the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, authorized by then-magistrate Ciprião de Figueiredo e Vasconcelos, under the plans for the island elaborated by Tommaso ...
The Water supply and sanitation services in Portugal have seen important advances in access to services, technologies used and service quality over the past decades (1980s–1990s), partially achieved thanks to important funds from the European Union. Nevertheless, sanitation still remains relatively low in mountain rural areas and some people ...
On July 15, 2023, a 5 MW floating solar facility with 7.5 GWh production per year was unveiled, marking a significant development in Portugal's renewable energy infrastructure. [6] The facility is positioned within the Alqueva reservoir, which is set to become one of Europe's largest floating solar parks. [ 7 ]
The lands are irrigated by numerous ravines, such as the Ribeira da Fajã das Éguas, Ribeira do Poço and Ribeira da Serra de Água (which are affluentes of the Ribeira da Ribeira Brava, the main waterway in the municipality). Serra de Água is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the municipal seat of Ribeira Brava, connected by a regional ...
The 1830 plan of the Fort of Greta (José Rodrigo de Almeida, GEAEM) A chart from the Planta do Forte da Greta by Damião Pego (July 1881) The Fort of Greta was a fortification constructed on Terceira during the context of the 1580 Succession Crisis by the Corregedor of the Azores (Ciprião de Figueiredo e Vasconcelos).
An 1881 plan of the Forte das Caninas. Constructed during the course of the 1580 Succession Crisis by the Azorean Corregedor, Ciprião de Figueiredo e Vasconcelos, it was based on the plan elaborated by Tommaso Benedetto in 1567, after attacks by French corsair Pierre Bertrand de Montluc on Funchal (October 1566) and the attempt on Angra the same year: