Architecture

15.12.2020

Restoration works at the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi (1997 – 2000)

The Holy Monastery of Vatopedi is a huge building complex with a built-up area of ​​35.000 square meters, while the Sketes and...

31.10.2020

The restoration of the leadwork of the roof of the Catholicon of the Monastery

Petros Koufopoulos, Architect, Professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Patras, talks about the process of restoring the roof's lead...

24.10.2020

The Tower of Transfiguration

The architect Plutarchos Theocharides speaks about the Tower of the Transfiguration. The tower is originally a 12th century construction, perhaps...

10.10.2020

The extra-monastic buildings of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi

The Professor of the University of Patras refers to the extra-monastic buildings of the Monastery and their renovation and restoration during the...

10.10.2020

The building design and the restoration and renovation works of the Monastery

Professor Petros Koufopoulos and Assoc. Professor Stavros Mamaloukos refer to the building study and the restoration works and...

10.10.2020

The Solar Park: a source of energy for the operational needs of the Monastery

The Vatopedi Monastery is now "greener" as it has recently hopefully turned to a less polluting solution...

20.05.2015

The wine cellar (wine cellar)

The vagenareion (wine cellar) is located in the northwest corner of the enclosure. It is possibly the "wine cellar", which the "Patria" attribute...

14.05.2011

The wine cellar (wine cellar)

The vagenareion (wine cellar) is located in the northwest corner of the enclosure. It is possibly the "wine cellar", which the "Patria" attribute...