2nd century BC – The Monumentous

How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

The Temple of Debod Brings Ancient Egypt to Modern Madrid

A Legacy Transformed

The Monumentous

The Temple of Debod (Templo de Debod in Spanish) is an ancient Egyptian temple that was dismantled and moved to Madrid, Spain. It provides the city with an incredible connection to a genuine piece of world history that also draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. In doing so, it has come to showcase […]

Monumentous Potential: Plato’s Academy Park in Athens

Plato’s Academy Park has the history, space and notoriety to be so much more

The Monumentous

Europe, Monumentous Potential

In 388 B.C., the philosopher Plato founded the Academy outside the city walls of ancient Athens. The school hosted informal gatherings with some of the most notable thinkers of the era, including Theaetetus of Sunium, Archytas of Tarentum and Aristotle. It is considered to be the first University in the entire world and came to […]