Fountain of Rua Nova

Category: Civil Architecture > Fountain

District: Leiria > Caldas da Rainha > Caldas da Rainha > Nossa Senhora do Pópulo

Location

Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

Style

Baroque, with a rectangular shape

Decoration

Features typical Baroque ornaments

Construction Date

1749, as part of a water supply system

Historical Significance

One of the three Joanine fountains built between 1748 and 1751

Original Location

Initially next to the Hospital, framed by two long curved side benches

Current Location

Estrada Foz, slightly below Largo da Rainha

Inscription

"Pleiadum Prima" (First Pleiad), a star surrounds the spout

Current State

Unfortunately, it is abandoned, as is the aqueduct that originated in Quinta da Boneca and connected to the Chafariz das Cinco Bicas (Fountain of Five Spouts)

Construction

Commissioned by King D. João V to supply water to the population of Caldas da Rainha

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt