Aqueduto de São Sebastião
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The original Aqueduto de São Sebastião was built under Roman rule to supply water to the city of Aeminium (now Coimbra).During the Migration Period, the Suebi destroyed the neighboring bishopric of Conimbriga, whose name and function then passed to Aeminium. After Coimbra was conquered by both sides in the conflicts between Christians and Moors, the aqueduct lay in ruins.Under the reign of King Sebastian I, the engineer Filippo Terzi (Portuguese: Filipe Terzi), who came from Bologna in Italy, built the current aqueduct in 1583. By using the old foundations and many ancient building blocks, the work was largely a reconstruction and only took a few months.
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•November 17, 2024
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