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Edifício da Assembleia Legislativa
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Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
9000, Funchal
Estátua de João Gonçalves Zarco
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Avenida Arriaga
9000, Funchal
Statue paying homage to the Portuguese navigator from the XV João Gonçalves Zarco, who discovered this island. The work is by the architects Francisco Franco and Cristino da Silva and was built up in the XIX century.
Convento de Santa Clara
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Calçada de Santa Clara, 15
9000-036, Funchal
This Convent assembles a set of buildings of extreme beauty. Although it is a construction from the XV century it is yet what it was built for 500 years ago: a convent of Franciscan nuns. The main chapel of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição church owns a magnificent silver sacrarium. It also has a large glazed tiles carpet from the XVIII century, representing the famous Santa Clara stone monument and, at the entrance, an important gothic tomb from the end of the XV century.
Casa de Colmo
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Estrada das Carreiras
9100, Santa Maria Maior
House with a straw roof, one of the exemplars of the typical Madeiran house. It is surrounded by vegetation.
Monumento à Autonomia
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Praça da Autonomia
9050, Funchal
Statue sculpted in bronze and concrete plaques, representing a woman bursting out of nowhere and coming forth as a winner. It aims to celebrate the autonomy of the region.
Estátua do Infante Dom Henrique
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Praceta do Infante
9000, Funchal
Statue paying homage to the explorer Infante Dom Henrique.
Estátua do Doutor João de Almada
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Rampa da Quinta de Santana
9050, Funchal
Statue paying homage to Doutor João de Almeida.
Fonte de Nossa Senhora do Monte
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Largo da Fonte
9050, Funchal
Marble fountain with square drawing built in the XIX century. It has a neoclassic reliquary style, headed by a water spout and a glassed niche.