MONUMENTA Information

MONUMENTA was founded in 2006 and has since been developing various programmes and events such as: architectural heritage interventions, educational programmes, public debates, workshops, publications, photography competitions etc. Yet, the prevailing initiative of MONUMENTA are the building recording and documentation programmes. Launched in 2013 and continuing until today, MONUMENTA is carrying a meticulous effort to document the 19th and 20th century architectural landscape of Athens. This labor-intensive survey consists of not only identifying and registering the structures, but also collecting relevant information and documentation in an effort to protect each building’s story, as well as the collective memory of the city. In 2022, the program of recording and documenting the buildings of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century in Piraeus began.