Stone arches, doorways and windows, from the 19th century and characteristically Portuguese have been positioned throughout the Monte Palace Tropical Garden, forming a contrast with the vegetation and adorning the visitor walkways.

Two female statues, entitled "Bem-Me-Quer" and "Náiade", and a female bust, all three crafted in marble, are to be found on one of the arched broad walks. Several stone coats of arms may aiso be seen, one of them being from the 18th century, constructed in granite from the North of Portugal, with the arms of four noble Portuguese families. There is also a shield of Portugal next to one of the entrances to the garden, which is in limestone and from the end of the 16th century, beginning of the 17th century and represents the crown of D. Manuel I.

In April of 1994, José Berardo acquired two Manueline pieces (a window and a niche) of inestimable value and at the same time national heritage. The window, property of Augusto Sá Osório, had gone unnoticed for four decades in a garden in the Azores, in a village in the borough of Celorico da Beira, and was put up for sale in an advertisement in the media. It was at this time that the Foundation acquired it and brought it to Madeira, where it is on display in the Monte Palace Tropical Garden. The Manueline niche, being 2.61 metres high and 1.35 metres wide was furnished from a private garden in Valadares, in the district of Oporto, where it had been erected.

The Manueline style, as the name itself suggests began in the reign of D. Manuel, between 1495 and 1521. It is characterised, in architecture, by the very fine lace-like effect of windows and doors and by the recourse to naturalist decorative means, inspired by the vegetal, maritime and terrestrial world: corals, algae, nets, knots, ears of corn, trunks and roots of trees, bunches of grapes, thistles and even the semi-spheres, shackles and the armillary sphere (emblem of the sovereign) and the cross of Christ (symbol of the Order of the same name, of which the king was governor whilst duke and lord of the island of Madeira). Some of these elements may be observed on the window and niche, which are positioned around the garden's central lake.
Another piece, entitled "La Nativité", is to be found in the area beyond the lake and was acquired by José Berardo in 1994. A sculpture in Ançã, limestone, dating from the start of the 16th century and 3 x 2.3 metres in width, it represents the birth of Jesus. Although realised by sculptors from the School of Coimbra, the work of Jean de Rouen, the renowned Renaissance sculptor, is visible.

This movement, marked by the increase in naturalism, is characterised by the deepening and perfecting of knowledge and technical means, such as perspective, and
its aspiration to monumentality. The sculptures cease to be made only to be inserted into a previously defined architectural frame, acquiring interests in themselves^
Also next to this lake, a curiosity of the garden may be found: the tallest vase in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records of 1992. This work of ceramics, known as "Cleopatra", is 5 metres, 34 centimetres and 5 millimetres tall and weighs 550 kilos. It was conceived and crafted by João Ramos Moraes and A. Faustino, between 15 April and l June 1991, at the Faiarte Ceramics of Rustenberg, South Africa. The artisans of this piece opted for decoration with Egyptian motifs, reminiscent of the old papyrus, and for autumn colours, these being almost the same as some famous monuments. Just as Cleopatra shone out for her beauty and style of life during the ancient rule of the Pharaohs in Egypt, this vase is also intended to be unique on various levels. In March 1993, whilst waiting to be placed in the garden, this piece was on display in the building of the Legislative Assembly of the Region of Madeira.

This peaceful location can be visited daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The best access to this Garden from the centre of Funchal is to take the cable car up and use the entrance at Caminho das Babosas # 4A. The other entrance is at Caminho do Monte # 174.