Fort of Monsanto

Fort of Monsanto
Forte de Monsanto
Lisbon District,
Near Lisbon in Portugal
Entrance to the fort, c. 1900
Coordinates38°44′02″N 9°11′23″W / 38.734008°N 9.189761°W / 38.734008; -9.189761
TypeBastion Fort
Site information
OwnerPortuguese government
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Built1889
FateConverted to prison


The Fort of Monsanto, also known as the Marquês de Sá da Bandeira Fort, is located at the top of the Monsanto hill in the Monsanto Forest Park, in Lisbon, Portugal. Built at the end of the 19th century as part of Lisbon's Campo Entrincheirado (Entrenched Field) defensive ring around the city, the fort is now a maximum-security prison.[1]

  1. ^ Alves Lopes, Carlos. "CEL - Forte de Monsanto". Momentos de História. Retrieved 8 October 2020.