Reservoir of Mocó

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Moco's Water Reservoir
Reservatório do Mocó
Moco reservoir, in Manaus, northern Brazil.
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Alternative namesWater Box of Manaus
General information
TypeReservoir
Architectural styleRenaissance style
LocationAmazonas
AddressAdrianopolis neighbourhood
Town or cityManaus
CountryBrazil
Coordinates3°6′48.1″S 60°1′0″W / 3.113361°S 60.01667°W / -3.113361; -60.01667
Construction started1896; 128 years ago (1896)
Completed1899
Inaugurated23 September 1899; 124 years ago (1899-09-23)
OwnerWater supply company of Manaus.
Renovating team
Architect(s)Frank Hirst Hebblethwaite
Structural engineerHenrique Eduardo Weaver

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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  1. ^ GARCIA, Etelvina (2005). Manaus:Referências Históricas [Manaus: Historical References] (in Portuguese). Norma.
  2. ^ "Heritage Patrimony of Brazil" (PDF). portal.iphan.gov.br (in Portuguese). IPHAN. 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ SOUZA, João Batista de Faria e (2014). Um historiador, alguns fatos inéditos e muitas histórias [A historian, some unpublished facts and many histories] (in Portuguese). Mídia Ponto Comm Publicidade Ltda & DCC. p. 153.

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