Boca do Vento Elevator

Boca do Vento Elevator
Boca do Vento Elevator
Elevador da Boca do Vento
	The main lookout and platform along the Almada Velha
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General information
Type	Elevator
Location	Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas
Country	Portugal
Coordinates	38°41′4.8″N 9°9′31.7″W / 38.684667°N 9.158806°W
Owner	Portuguese Republic
Technical details
Material	Mixed masonry
Design and construction
Architect(s)	José Aurélio; Fidalgo Mineiro; Helena Moreira; Anabela Felícia;

The Boca do Vento Elevator (Portuguese: Elevador da Boca do Vento), is a public elevator in the municipality of Almada, in Portugal. Opening to the public in 2000, it was designed by Portuguese sculptor José Aurélio and architects Fidalgo Mineiro, Helena Moreira e Anabela Felícia.^[1]

History

Construction of the elevator began in 1999 and took about a year. It was inaugurated in 2000.^[1]

References

Notes

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Belo, Albertina (2001), SIPA (ed.), Elevador da Boca do Vento (in português), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, archived from the original on 7 February 2016, retrieved 7 February 2016

Sources

DOMH, ed. (1997), Estudo Prévio - Memória Descritiva e Justificativa, pasta 1, Empreitada de Concepção/Execução do Elevador da Boca do Vento, 28/97 (in Portuguese), Almada, Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Almada{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Camacho, João (1 April 2001), "Almada Velha muda de figurino", Arquitectura e Vida (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[SIPA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Belo, Albertina (2001), SIPA (ed.), Elevador da Boca do Vento (in português), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, archived from the original on 7 February 2016, retrieved 7 February 2016

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