The water collecting system of the Sete Fontes, Braga (4th-20th century)

2018 
espanolThe collecting, conveying and use of water to serve the city of Braga was, over centuries, one of the elements that deserved special attention from the city governors, who wisely invested in the construction, expansion and maintenance of the hydraulic system, of which complexity and quality were maximized by building the hydraulic system of Sete Fontes (Seven Fountains), located about 5 km from the city centre. The archaeological work undertaken by the Unit of Archaeology of the University of Minho, between 2012 and 2015, allowed to significantly increase the knowledge of the constructive and architectural characteristics of these hydraulic structures which preserve elements of Roman, medieval, modern and contemporary times. It provides thus a unique testimony and example of the hydraulic engineering solutions and their constructive and architectural expressions in the long term, allowing us to call it a rarity in Portugal. EnglishLa captacion, conduccion y utilizacion del agua para el servicio de la ciudad de Braga constituyo, a lo largo de siglos, uno de los elementos que merecio especial atencion por parte de los gobernantes de la ciudad, que sabiamente invirtieron en la construccion, ampliacion y conservacion del sistema hidraulico, cuya complejidad y calidad se maximizo en la construccion de las Sete Fontes, ubicadas a unos 5 km del centro urbano. Los trabajos arqueologicos alli realizados por la Unidad de Arqueologia de la Universidade do Minho entre 2012 y 2015 permitieron incrementar significativamente el conocimiento de las caracteristicas constructivas y arquitectonicas de las estructuras hidraulicas del sistema de captacion de las Sete Fontes, que conserva elementos de epoca romana, medieval, moderna y contemporanea, constituyendo un testimonio singular y con caracter de ejemplo de las soluciones de ingenieria hidraulica y sus expresiones constructivas y arquitectonicas, de larga duracion, pudiendo afirmarse que constituye una rareza en Portugal.
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