Reservoir of Mocó explained

Moco's Water Reservoir
Native Name:Portuguese: Reservatório do Mocó
Alternate Names:Water Box of Manaus
Building Type:Reservoir
Architectural Style:Renaissance style
Owner:Water supply company of Manaus.
Location:Amazonas
Address:Adrianopolis neighbourhood
Location Town:Manaus
Location Country:Brazil
Coordinates:-3.1134°N -60.0167°W
Completion Date:1899
Ren Architect:Frank Hirst Hebblethwaite
Ren Str Engineer:Henrique Eduardo Weaver

Spanish; Castilian: Reservatório do Mocó (English: Reservoir of Mocó or water box of Moco) is a water reservoir located in Manaus, northern Brazil in the street Belém, built in the 19th century, to the regular supply of water for the whole Manaus city at that time, remains in operation until the present day fuelling some neighbourhoods of the city, the monument belongs to water supply company, he was opened in 1899,[1] the reservoir is a monument of renaissance style tumbled by IPHAN (National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage) as national historic heritage,[2] [3] composed of cast iron and ornate interior, covered by an external structure of masonry containing seven aedicules and seven arches with similar formats the windows and doors in the all pavilions, both in all their faces.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: GARCIA, Etelvina. Manaus:Referências Históricas . Norma. 2005. portuguese . Manaus: Historical References.
  2. Web site: Heritage Patrimony of Brazil . IPHAN . 2015 . portal.iphan.gov.br . portuguese . 27 December 2016.
  3. Book: SOUZA, João Batista de Faria e . Um historiador, alguns fatos inéditos e muitas histórias . Mídia Ponto Comm Publicidade Ltda & DCC . 2014 . 153 . portuguese . A historian, some unpublished facts and many histories.