Technical sheet
Typology
Statues and Fountains
Protection
Each fountain: Monumento Nacional (2002)
Period Santana fountain – 1887; Arco do Carvalhão fountain – 1823; Arco a S. Mamede fountain – 1805; Terras fountain – 1791
Author(s)
Arco do Carvalhão and Arco a S. Mamede fountains: based on a design by Reinaldo Manuel dos Santos
Date
2022 - 2023
Service
Conservation-restoration
Work
Conservation-restoration of Lisbon Fountains – Phase 2
Photographic and graphic recording; cleaning; treatment of metallic elements; joints repair; stabilisation and bonding; consolidation (Terras and Arco Carvalhão fountains); reassembly of the cornice (S. Mamede fountain); treatment of discontinuities; chromatic reintegration (Terras and Arco Carvalhão fountains) and colour corrections; reinstatement of the hydraulic systems; application of new stone (Terras and Arco Carvalhão fountains) and metallic elements; plasters and renders; application of water repellent and anti-graffiti; maintenance of the new staircase (Terras fountain); maintenance plans
Areas
Santana fountain; Arco do Carvalhão fountain; Arco a S. Mamede fountain; Terras fountain
Materials
Stone (Lioz limestone); Metals (iron and copper alloys), others (hydraulic system)
