Water Box

Rua Nova

Water Box
Integrated in the Aqueduct of the Silver Water, it was conceived to collect and distribute the aqueduct´s water.

It was built in the 16th century by the architect Miguel de Arruda.

Of classical design, it ressembles a small rectangular temple set on a foundation and formed by columns with no structural function.

The tem columns on the three elevations ar embedded in the box and surmounted by a simple architrave.