The gardens
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The Hidráulica Moinhos de Vento, officially the Moinhos de Vento Water Treatment Station, belongs to Porto Alegre's municipal water department and houses its head office; its historic building is on the city's cultural heritage inventory. Locals know it best for its lovely gardens, which are open to the public. Its origins lie in the modernisation of the water supply in the late 19th century: a private company founded in 1886 began serving 1,065 homes in 1891, and in 1899 it built a reservoir on the heights of Moinhos de Vento for 90,000 customers, landscaped into a park for residents. The city bought the company on 1 October 1904, and in 1907 the treatment station designed by the Frenchman Jules Villain began operating; it was modernised in the 1920s. The gardens open daily from eight in the morning to six in the evening, free of charge, and hold the city's oldest public monument. Pets and bicycles are not allowed, as it is a water-treatment area.
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Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre
Parque Moinhos de VentoMoinhos de Vento Park, «Windmills Park», known to Porto Alegre residents as Parc6 minutes walk4.8
Auditório Araújo ViannaThe Araújo Vianna Auditorium is a concert venue inside Porto Alegre's Farroupilh16 minutes walk4.6
Farroupilha Park (Redenção)Farroupilha Park, which everyone in Porto Alegre calls Redenção, is the city's m18 minutes walk4.7
UFRGS Astronomical ObservatoryThe Astronomical Observatory of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul is a21 minutes walk4.6No, pets and bicycles are banned as it is a water-treatment area.