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Jardim Municipal do Funchal
Sé · Funchal
public garden in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira
The Municipal Garden of Funchal is a public garden laid out on the site of the former Franciscan convent, destroying the foundations of a planned town hall; it is flanked by streets named after Capelo and Ivens. It is notable for its palms, Pandanus and Dammara. It holds the aviators' monument, whose first stone was laid in 1921, and the João Fernandes Vieira monument, moved there in 1933.
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- Capelo and Ivens (the explorers) — Garden flanked by the streets named after Capelo and Ivens.
- St Francis in Funchal (convent) — Garden now occupying the convent site.
- Monk seals — A young captured seal lived some days in its pond.
- Gardens of Madeira — Public garden notable for palms, Pandanus and Dammara.
- Franco de Sousa (Francisco) — Garden where Franco's aviators' monument was placed in 1921.
- Procession of St Francis — Garden now occupying the site of the former Franciscan convent.
- Town hall — Public garden laid out on the convent site, destroying the foundations of the planned town hall.
- Fernandes Vieira (João) — Monument moved there in 1933.
- Aviation — Site of the monument to the aviators, whose first stone was laid in 1921.