Water as a work resource for architects at the end of the eighteenth century in Tarragona counties

Authors

  • Anna Isabel Serra Masdeu Universitat Rovira i Virgili

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/eha.2012.24.125-131

Keywords:

water, hydraulic works, channels, teachers of houses, architecture century XVIII

Abstract

At the end of the century XVIII the distribution of water to the city of Tarragona was a true problem. The teachers of houses and architects had to find solutions for take the water and transport it to the capital. Moreover, the architects would think most ingenious solutions to alleviate the effects caused by excess water. Due to lack or excess water was always one of the most controversial of the minutes of the meetings of the council of Tarragona.

Author Biography

Anna Isabel Serra Masdeu, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Professora associada. Departament d’Història i Història de l’Art de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 

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Published

2012-01-06

Issue

No. 24 (2012): Enginyeria hidràulica i drets al voltant de l'aigua

Section

Dossier

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