Aqueduto das Águas Livres - view point
Eighteenth-century stone aqueduct, its thirty-five pointed arches rising above the Alcântara valley.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Aqueduto das Águas Livres in Lisbon opens on All Saints' Day, 1755, and then turns to King João the Fifth, who ordered a water channel for a thirsty capital and had to carry it across the Alcântara valley. Along the way you'll learn how the arches are divided between round and pointed, and which one is the tallest. Best heard standing at the viewpoint with the valley spread out in front of you.
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