Hungary · 19th century
Fort Monostor (Hungarian: Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort situated close to the city of Komárom, Hungary. It was built between 1850 and 1871 like part of the fortification system of Komárom. After World War II the Soviets built the biggest ammunition storage in the Fortress of Monostor. Thousands of wagons of ammunition were forwarded from the strictly guarded objects. One of a series of forts in the area, Monostor is open to the public as a museum. It also hosts Europe Gate, a sculpture made of light-transmitting concrete.
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Fort Monostor ranks #5,174 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded 1850, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nitra, 63 km away. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
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