Reservoir of Mocó

Moco Water Reservoir
Reservatório do Mocó

Moco reservoir, in Manaus, northern Brazil.
Alternative names Water Box of Manaus
General information
Type Reservoir
Architectural style Renaissance style
Location Manaus
Amazonas
Address Adrianopolis neighbourhood
Manaus, Brazil.
Country Brazil
Coordinates 3°6′48.1″S 60°1′0″W / 3.113361°S 60.01667°W / -3.113361; -60.01667
Construction started 1896 (1896)
Completed 1899
Inaugurated 23 September 1899 (1899-09-23)
Owner Water supply company of Manaus.
Renovating team
Architect Frank Hirst Hebblethwaite
Structural engineer Henrique 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, the reservoir is a monument of renaissance style tumbled by IPHAN (National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage) as national historic heritage, 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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