This photograph was taken in what will be the main library hall for the manuscripts and early printed books. This was taken on the roof,...

Pointing of the outside wall is almost complete. Granite panels cap the wall around the library roof. Scaffolding is in place to allow...

The metal girders were bolted and welded into place. Scaffolding was installed around the outside of the dome. A doorway was created that...

Steel girders that will support the shelves and roof beams were welded together. An exterior room behind the dome will house the units...

Separate storerooms were created to house the monastery archives. Doors and windows at the lower level were bricked up.

Work was begun on the floors below the library where connecting stairs will be installed. The mortar on the exterior wall was repointed....

Workers poured the foundation that will support the manuscript storage shelves. It was sometimes necessary for the metal straps to extend...

The concrete balconies around the room were removed. The removal of the plaster facing inside the library allowed the mortar to be...

Petros Koufopoulos worked on the spouts for the drains from the roof. Metal strips were added to reinforce the concrete slab on the floor...

The plaster facing was removed from the library wall, and work continued to modify arches and other doorways. Metal beams and flooring...