The aqueduct is located near the city of Tomar, which is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Portugal. The construction of the aqueduct was begun in the sixteenth century, and finished in the XVII century. The order for the construction of the aqueduct was given by the king of Portugal by Philip II, who at that time was the king of Spain. The aqueduct also called the monastery aqueduct and the monument of the time of the Spanish-Portuguese Union, when Portugal and Spain were United as a result of capture by Philip II Portuguese crown.

The aqueduct was built in order to establish the water supply in the convent of Christ, which is located at some distance from this monumental structure. Construction began under the direction of architect Philip the Third, and finished the construction of architect Pedro fernández Torres.

The length of the aqueduct is about 6 miles, the aqueduct consists of 180 arches. In the aqueduct water comes from four water sources located outside of the city, overcomes the path length of 6 kilometers, and is supplied to the reservoir, which is located at the end of the aqueduct, near the castle. Before water was brought to the convent, she passed through the purification plant of aqueduct.

If you walk along the aqueduct, you will notice that the height of the arches of the aqueduct are not the same, and the maximum height of the arch is about 30 m. in addition, the aqueduct was not built in a straight line, but slightly curved, changing its direction towards the castle. On one side of the aqueduct is located by a road, with another road, which also sometimes motorists use.