Lisbon City Council is studying the conversion of the Panorâmico de Monsanto building into a new municipal facility, with facilities for a concession linked to the environment and ecology.

Author: CM Lisboa;

“The economic feasibility study of this rehabilitation intervention itemised the costs of structural reinforcement and consolidation, budgeted at around 10 million euros, and the costs of a total rehabilitation operation, adding to this the intervention costs at the level of architecture, pushes the budget to 13 million euros”, according to the Green Structure councillor at Lisbon City Council, Ângelo Pereira.

Author: CM Lisboa;

Located in the Monsanto forest park, the panoramic building has a 360º view over the city, seven thousand square metre (m2) building, which opened in 1968, was designed by architect Chaves da Costa, and has ceramic panels by Manuela Madureira. The building has had several uses, including being a restaurant, it was left abandoned for a few years and in 2017 it opened to the public as a viewpoint, however, it has been closed since July 2023 for security reasons.

Author: CM Lisboa;

“Several studies have been developed with a view to its conversion and rehabilitation to be used as a new municipal building with facilities so that a concession linked to the environment, ecology and sustainability can also be launched”, said Ângelo Pereira in a report by idealista.

Author: CM Lisboa;

Whatever the decision on the future use of the Monsanto panoramic building, the rehabilitation of the property will involve intervention in the access road infrastructure, as the existing ones do not support the expected increase in car traffic, said the councillor.