Courthouse

The courthouse of Funchal

The courthouse of Funchal is an imposing public building of the city. The Funchal audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this monumental building, a witness of the institutional architecture of the capital of Madeira.

An imposing institutional building

On your right stands the imposing courthouse of Funchal, the seat of the judicial institutions of Madeira. This vast building, with monumental and solemn architecture, testifies to the importance given to justice and institutions in the capital of the archipelago. Its careful façade and its stature make it one of the striking public buildings of the city, illustrating the administrative development of Funchal and the care given to its official architecture.

What to see

You admire the careful façade and the monumental stature of the courthouse, the seat of the judicial institutions of Madeira, one of the striking public buildings of Funchal. It is a stop for lovers of institutional architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The courthouse of Funchal lies in the heart of the city, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from the public space; as the building houses judicial institutions, access inside is regulated. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the courthouse of Funchal?

An imposing public building, the seat of the judicial institutions of Madeira, with monumental architecture, one of the striking buildings of Funchal.

Where is the courthouse of Funchal?

In the heart of Funchal, in Madeira.