(English: Reservoir of Mocó or water box of Moco) is a water reservoir located in

Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...

northern Brazil The North Region of Brazil ( pt, Região Norte do Brasil; ) is the largest region of Brazil, corresponding to 45.27% of the national territory. It is the second least inhabited of the country, and contributes with a minor percentage in the national ...

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 Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and ...

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 An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it. Arches may be synonymous with vault ...

with similar formats the windows and doors in the all pavilions, both in all their faces.

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* http://bndigital.bn.br/hemeroteca-digital/ Manaus Buildings and structures in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Buildings and structures in Manaus {{Brazil-struct-stub

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