- Mar 5, 2015
Library renovation update - March 2015
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,...
- Feb 5, 2015
Library renovation update - February 2015
Pointing of the outside wall is almost complete. Granite panels cap the wall around the library roof. Scaffolding is in place to allow...
- Jan 27, 2015
Library renovation update - January 2015
The metal girders were bolted and welded into place. Scaffolding was installed around the outside of the dome. A doorway was created that...
- Dec 9, 2014
Library renovation update - December 2014
Steel girders that will support the shelves and roof beams were welded together. An exterior room behind the dome will house the units...
- Nov 26, 2014
Library renovation update - November 2014
Separate storerooms were created to house the monastery archives. Doors and windows at the lower level were bricked up.
- Oct 24, 2014
Library renovation update - October 2014
Work was begun on the floors below the library where connecting stairs will be installed. The mortar on the exterior wall was repointed....
- Sep 15, 2014
Library renovation update - September 2014
Workers poured the foundation that will support the manuscript storage shelves. It was sometimes necessary for the metal straps to extend...
- Aug 23, 2014
Library renovation update - August 2014
The concrete balconies around the room were removed. The removal of the plaster facing inside the library allowed the mortar to be...
- Jul 23, 2014
Library renovation update - July 2014
Petros Koufopoulos worked on the spouts for the drains from the roof. Metal strips were added to reinforce the concrete slab on the floor...
- Jun 18, 2014
Library renovation update - June 2014
The plaster facing was removed from the library wall, and work continued to modify arches and other doorways. Metal beams and flooring...