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<p>This investigation deals about one of the most unique constructions in the Aranjuez hydraulic engineering program. The <italic>Azuda</italic>, a waterwheel, was built in the middle of the eighteenth century in an area close to the Renaissance canal of the Embocador. First, a spatial and chronological analysis of its construction process and its typology which combines a wheel and an aqueduct, is carried out. Next, it is contextualized in the cultural tradition of the Mediterranean norias and its functions are clarified as it covered both irrigation and recreation. Finally, it is argued how the cultural landscape of Aranjeuz was enriched with a work of great aesthetic value, with classical and Muslim roots, being reinterpreted under the spirit of the Enlightenment.</p>
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This investigation deals about one of the most unique constructions in the Aranjuez hydraulic engineering program. The Azuda, a waterwheel, was built in the middle of the eighteenth century in an area close to the Renaissance canal of the Embocador. First, a spatial and chronological analysis of its construction process and its typology which combines a wheel and an aqueduct, is carried out. Next, it is contextualized in the cultural tradition of the Mediterranean norias and its functions are clarified as it covered both irrigation and recreation. Finally, it is argued how the cultural landscape of Aranjeuz was enriched with a work of great aesthetic value, with classical and Muslim roots, being reinterpreted under the spirit of the Enlightenment.

Water and Enlightened Techniques: The <italic>Azuda</italic> (Waterwheel) of Aranjuez (Spain)

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Gardens and Landscapes of Portugal

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Water and Enlightened Techniques: The  (Waterwheel) of Aranjuez (Spain)

This investigation deals about one of the most unique constructions in the Aranjuez hydraulic engineering program. The Azuda, a waterwheel, was built in the...

Water and Enlightened Techniques: The Azuda (Waterwheel) of Aranjuez (Spain)

Publicado en línea: 18 ene 2022

Páginas: 18 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/glp-2021-0003

Palabras clave
Waterwheels, cultural landscapes, hydraulic engineering, Aranjuez, water management

© 2021 Magdalena Merlos Romero et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Water and Enlightened Techniques: The Azuda (Waterwheel) of Aranjuez (Spain)

Publicado en línea: 18 ene 2022

Páginas: 18 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/glp-2021-0003

Palabras claveWaterwheels, cultural landscapes, hydraulic engineering, Aranjuez, water management

© 2021 Magdalena Merlos Romero et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Waterwheels, cultural landscapes, hydraulic engineering, Aranjuez, water management