Carlos Mardel (born Martell Károly;

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; c. 1695 -

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; 8 September 1763) was a Hungarian-

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military officer, engineer, and architect. Mardel is primarily remembered for his role in the reconstruction effort after the

1755 Lisbon earthquake The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with ...

Career

Carlos Mardel was born ''Martell Károly'', in Pressburg (now

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), then in the

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, around 1695. He served in the militaries of the

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and the

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. Mardel first came to Portugal in 1733, as a sergeant-major of engineering for a Portuguese infantry. By 1735, Mardel had become the managing architect of the

Águas Livres Aqueduct The Águas Livres Aqueduct ( pt, Aqueduto das Águas Livres, , "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the most remarkable examples of 18th-century Portuguese engineering. The main c ...

. In this project, he personally designed and oversaw the construction of the Amoreiras Monumental Arch and the Mãe d'Água Water Reserve. It is known that Mardel was a part of the Portuguese Freemason lodge ''Casa Real dos Pedreiros Livres da Lusitânia'', which operated between 1733 and 1738. In 1747, owing to his work on the Águas Livres water system, Mardel was appointed Architect of the Royal Household and of the Ancient Military Orders. Following the

, Mardel was one of the primary architects responsible for the city's reconstruction, alongside

Eugénio dos Santos Eugénio dos Santos de Carvalho (1711–1760) was a Portuguese architect and military engineer, responsible for the planning and rebuilding of Lisbon's Pombaline Lower Town after the 1755 earthquake. Among other buildings he designed the Lisbon Ci ...

and

Manuel da Maia Manuel da Maia (5 August 1677, baptised – 17 September 1768) was a Portuguese architect, engineer, and archivist. Maia is primarily remembered for his leadership in the reconstruction efforts following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, alongside Eug� ...

. His roofing designs became a staple of the city's reconstruction. In 1759, Mardel began construction on a country manor in Oeiras for

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, the prime-minister at the time for King

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.Direção-Geral do Património Cultural - Palácio dos marqueses de Pombal, abrangendo o jardim, casa de pesca e cascata junta
/ref> The palace, known as the Palace of the Marquis of Pombal, is considered one of his magna opera. By 1762, Mardel had reached the rank of colonel in the

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Works

Note: ''Italicized'' works were incomplete when Mardel ceased management of them. *Águas Livre Water System; 1735-1745 **''

''; 1735-1744 **Amoreiras Monumental Arch; 1740-1744 **Arco do Carvalhão; 1742-1745 *''Mãe d'Água Water Reserve''; 1745-1763 *''Chafariz da Esperança''; 1752-1763 *Chafariz do Rato; 1753-1754 *

Estaus Palace The Estaus Palace ( pt, Paço dos Estaus; ) in Rossio Square, in Lisbon, was the headquarters of the Portuguese Inquisition. The original palace was built on the north side of the square around 1450 as lodging for foreign dignitaries and noblem ...

; 1755-? *''Palace of the Marquis of Pombal''; 1759-1763 *

Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova () is a monastery in Coimbra, Portugal. It was built to replace the mediaeval Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, located nearby, which at the time was prone to frequent flooding by the waters of the Mondego river ...

(gate and cloister); 1761

References

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