Fort Monostor
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Fort Monostor (Hungarian: Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort is situated close to the city of Komárom, Hungary. It was built between 1850 and 1871 like part of the fortification system of Komárom.[1] 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.[2] One of a series of forts in the area, Monostor is open to the public as a museum.[3] It also hosts Europe Gate, a sculpture made of light-transmitting concrete.[4]
Film and TV
[edit]Fort Monostor was used as a filming location in the HBO's Strike Back (S03E09) and the second season of Netflix's Shadow And Bone.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bizubova, Maria et al. The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland, p.278 (2nd ed. 2001) (ISBN 978-0865165281)
- ^ (19 June 2007). Búcsú a szovjetektől: csak a rom maradt Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Stop.hu (in Hungarian), Retrieved November 24, 2010
- ^ (8 March 2007). Komárom- One City In Two Countries, funzine.hu, Retrieved November 24, 2010
- ^ "LITRACON Light Transmitting Concrete". www.slideshare.net. 20 October 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Where was Shadow and Bone filmed? Guide to ALL the Locations: The Ravka Palace House". Atlas of Wonders. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
External links
[edit]- Fort Monostor Non-profit Organization (english version)
- NEC ARTE NEC MARTE Non-profit organization (English version) See there Fortress Komárno in whole.
47°45′04″N 18°05′44.5″E / 47.75111°N 18.095694°E
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