What is São Jorge Castle?
{{Infobox military installation|name=São Jorge Castle|length=|site_area=|built=|used=|builder=|materials=Stone, Granite, Reinforced concrete|height=|fate=|operator=[[Lisbon|Câmara Municipal de Lisboa]]|condition=|battles=|events=|garrison=|occupants=|website=|open_to_public=Public|ownership=[[Government of Portugal]]|ensign=|map_caption=Location of the castle within the municipality of [[Lisbon Municipality|Lisbon]]|ensign_size=|native_name=Castelo de São Jorge|type=Castle <!-- images -->|image=LisbonCastle.jpg|caption=The visible profile of the Castle of São Jorge overlooking the historical centre of Lisbon <!-- maps and coordinates -->|image_map=|pushpin_map=|country=[[Portugal]] <!-- stats -->|pushpin_relief=|pushpin_map_caption=|coordinates=|coordinates_footnotes=<!-- location -->|partof=|location=[[Lisbon]]|nearest_town=|footnotes=}} '''São Jorge Castle''' (English: Saint George Castle) is a historic [[castle]] in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] capital of [[Lisbon]], it is located in the ''[[freguesia]]'' of [[Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon)|Santa Maria Maior]]. The castle was used since in the 8th century BC,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Pinto|first1=Marina|last2=Sousa|first2=Elisa de|date=April 2016|title=A ocupação da Idade do Ferro na colina do Castelo de São Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)|url=http://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/28609|journal=Apontamentos de Arqueologia e Património|volume=11|pages=59–67|issn=2183-0924}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Sobre a ocupação pré-romana de Olisipo|journal=Actas VI International Congress of Phoenician and Punic Studies|pages=4}}</ref> the first fortifications was built in the 1st century BC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monumentos|url=http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=3128|access-date=2019-04-30|website=www.monumentos.gov.pt|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Lisbon]] [[Category:Castles in Europe]] [[Category:8th-century buildings and structures]] {{europe-stub}}