The ''Museu da Água'' (Water Museum) is located in
Lisbon,
Portugal
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The museum, the former steam pumping station of Barbadinhos, Lisbon, built in 1880, is in a 19th-century industrial building. The museum features four large steam engines dating from 1880. One has been reconditioned as a working demonstration. The pumps were in use until 1928. The museum also features portions of Lisbon's 1746
aqueduct.
In 1990 the museum was awarded the
Council of Europe Museum Prize.
Aqueduct & Water Museum, Lisbon
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References
External links
Water Museum photo gallery
Museums in Lisbon
Steam museums
Former pumping stations
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