Dimas Sequeira's photos with the keyword: Real_Fábrica_Gelo

Royal Ice Factory viewed from top of Montejunto Sierra.

Royal Ice Factory viewed from top of Montejunto Si…

Dimas Sequeira
10 Nov 2015 3 2 412
Difficult to take this shot and remain steady - strong unpredictable wind blows and 8ºC, some minutes before noon.
Reconstitution of ice wrapping in the Royal Ice Factory.

Reconstitution of ice wrapping in the Royal Ice Fa…

Dimas Sequeira
09 Nov 2015 4 3 476
This is how ice blocks were wrapped for transportation: downhill Montejunto Sierra, on donkeys, then on horse pulled carts, till the riverside, and then on sail boats, downstream to Lisbon.
Glimpse into ice silo, in the Royal Ice Factory.

Glimpse into ice silo, in the Royal Ice Factory.

Dimas Sequeira
09 Nov 2015 3 3 453
In Montejunto Sierra.
Royal Ice Factory - façade of building containing ice silos.

Royal Ice Factory - façade of building containing…

Dimas Sequeira
09 Nov 2015 4 3 576
Cracked slices of ice were carried from freezer tanks into silos inside this building, in Montejunto Sierra.
44 tanks to freeze water (1741-1782).

44 tanks to freeze water (1741-1782).

Dimas Sequeira
09 Nov 2015 4 5 438
These tanks with shallow water allowed it to freeze, for subsequent preparation and trading. They are part of the ancient Royal Ice Factory, at Montejunto Sierra.
Filling tank of the Royal Ice Factory.

Filling tank of the Royal Ice Factory.

Dimas Sequeira
09 Nov 2015 3 1 445
It received water from a well, for subsequent distribution to the freezing tanks.
Closed well of Royal Ice Factory.

Closed well of Royal Ice Factory.

Dimas Sequeira
09 Nov 2015 3 1 414
A water-wheel took the water from this well to supply the filling tank, from where it was distributed to the freezing tanks.
Lime kiln.

Lime kiln.

Dimas Sequeira
08 Nov 2015 6 3 465
Within the Royal Ice Factory, Montejunto.
Lime kiln.

Lime kiln.

Dimas Sequeira
08 Nov 2015 3 2 495
Within the Royal Ice Factory, Montejunto.