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of the construction of hypermarket
Carrefour. As a consequence of this architectural error, in May 1997 the fountain was reconstructed in current the location by the local government authority (including a commemorative plaque and signalling) under the orientation of Alberto Lima, technician from the
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A new article was written in 1991, noting the proposal for the urbanization in the valley of Lamaçães. On 11 May 1994, there was a request to classify the fountain as a monument, elaborated by the Dom Diogo de Sousa Museum. Ironically, on
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In 1977, a visit by members of the municipal council to the location, resulting in the cleaning of the fountain. At the same time, a number of articles were published in the newspapers, by the parish priest of Fraião, Father António
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The Águas
Ferreas fountain has a simple decor, with the structure marked by broken and undulating forms of wealth in style. The fountain and backrest in stone, is embedded in the wall, and composed of a three-part trapezoidal niche frame. In the center is a zoomorphic spout, which is cut into the
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in 1851, a report was provided to the municipal council on the superior quality of the fountain's waters. Councilmen José Valério Capela suggested the examination of the waters, budgeting the analysis of the water, as well as the construction of a public road from the
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The source is inserted in a recessed enclosure, in a L-shaped layout, with slabs of irregular masonry of granite and accessed by an eight-step staircase along the south arm. This staircase leads to two bunks, flanked by the eastern wall of the courtyard.
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On 20 August, the council paid 18$ 450 réis to José António
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to the fountain. A commission of inquiry visited the fountain on 21 July, determining the necessity that the fountain should be cleaned and repaired.
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In July 1773, as a sequence of events resulting from the discovery of the iron waters in the civil parish of Fraião, the archbishop (
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