Place other São Martinho Funchal
Ponte Monumental
São Martinho · Funchal
Over the Ribeiro Seco, west of Funchal, municipality of Funchal
The Ponte Monumental is a bridge in Funchal over the Ribeiro Seco. It was built under governor José Silvestre Ribeiro, and Emperor Maximilian of Mexico contributed generously to its construction in 1852. The Praça do Ribeiro Seco (Largo de António Nobre) lies beside it, and the road on which the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda stands begins there.
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- Ribeiro Seco (square) — Bridge beside which the square lies.
- Nobre (António) — Bridge beside the square named after Nobre.
- Maximilian (Emperor of Mexico) — Bridge to whose construction Maximilian contributed generously in 1852.
- Our Lady of Help (chapel) — Starting point of the road beside which the chapel stands.
- Ribeiro (Councillor José Silvestre) — Bridge over the Ribeiro Seco built under Ribeiro.