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{{Geobox|Building
[[File:Chafariz Rua Taipas (Porto).JPG|right|250px]]
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'''Chafariz da Rua das Taipas''' is a fountain in [[Porto]], [[Portugal]]. It was built in 1772.
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| official_name = Chafariz da Rua das Taipas
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| location = [[Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória]]
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| access = Vitória, ''Rua das Virtudes''; ''Rua das Taipas''
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| free4 = Decree 28/536, Diário do Governo, Série 1, 66 (22 March 1938); Included in the Historic Centre of the City of Porto(PT011312140163) and Historical Zone of the City of Porto (PT011312070086)
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The '''Fountain of Rua das Taipas''' ({{lang-pt|Chafariz da Rua das Taipas}}) is a [[fountain]] in the [[freguesia (Portugal)|civil parish]] of [[Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória]], in the [[concelho|municipality]] of [[Porto]].


==History==
{{Porto}}
[[File:Chafariz Rua Taipas (Porto).JPG|thumb|170px|left|The fountain and its niche along ''Rua das Taipas'']]
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In 1772, the residents along the ''Largo do Postigo das Virtudes'' presented to the municipal council a request to construct a fountain.<ref name="SIPA">{{cite web |url=http://www.monumentos.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=502 |title=Fonte da Rua das Taipas (IPA.00000502/PT011312150026)|publisher=SIPA–Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico |editor=SIPA |location=Lisbon, Portugal |language=Portuguese|first=Isabel |last=Sereno |year=1994 |accessdate=15 April 2017}}</ref>


Although there is no indication when the fountain was constructed or completed, by the end of the 18th century, there was already a need to substitute the pre-existing fountain by another.<ref name=SIPA/>

==Architecture==
The fountain is flanked by buildings along the ''Rua das Virtudes'' with the historic centre of Porto.<ref name=SIPA/>

The granite fountain is part of a pyramidal obelisk decorated with a sphere recessed within a deep niche of rounded portico, flanked by pilasters.<ref name=SIPA/> At the base of the obelisk is a tank and over that a semi-circular dish.<ref name=SIPA/> On each of these elements (the obelisk and the semi-circular dish) are water spouts. The portico served as a shelter as much as a source of water.<ref name=SIPA/> Over the entablature is a central column with plinth, surmounted by pinnacle. Much of the fountain is decorated with vegetal elements, but also includes a mirror-like circular element on the obelisk.<ref name=SIPA/>

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
* {{citation |publisher=IPPAR |title=Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico Classificado |volume=II |location=Lisbon, Portugal |year=1993 |language=Portuguese}}
* {{citation |title=Porto a Património Mundial |location=Porto, Portugal |year=1993 |language=Portuguese}}
* {{citation |last=Silva |first=Germano da |title=Fontes e Chafarizes do Porto |location=Porto, Portugal |year=2000 |language=Portuguese}}

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[[Category:Fountains in Porto]]
[[Category:Fountains in Porto]]
[[Category:Infrastructure completed in 1772]]




Revision as of 11:31, 15 April 2017

Template:Geobox The Fountain of Rua das Taipas (Template:Lang-pt) is a fountain in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto.

History

The fountain and its niche along Rua das Taipas

In 1772, the residents along the Largo do Postigo das Virtudes presented to the municipal council a request to construct a fountain.[1]

Although there is no indication when the fountain was constructed or completed, by the end of the 18th century, there was already a need to substitute the pre-existing fountain by another.[1]

Architecture

The fountain is flanked by buildings along the Rua das Virtudes with the historic centre of Porto.[1]

The granite fountain is part of a pyramidal obelisk decorated with a sphere recessed within a deep niche of rounded portico, flanked by pilasters.[1] At the base of the obelisk is a tank and over that a semi-circular dish.[1] On each of these elements (the obelisk and the semi-circular dish) are water spouts. The portico served as a shelter as much as a source of water.[1] Over the entablature is a central column with plinth, surmounted by pinnacle. Much of the fountain is decorated with vegetal elements, but also includes a mirror-like circular element on the obelisk.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sereno, Isabel (1994). SIPA (ed.). "Fonte da Rua das Taipas (IPA.00000502/PT011312150026)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA–Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

Sources

  • Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico Classificado (in Portuguese), vol. II, Lisbon, Portugal: IPPAR, 1993
  • Porto a Património Mundial (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal, 1993{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Silva, Germano da (2000), Fontes e Chafarizes do Porto (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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