A multidisciplinary approach for the structural restoration of the Katholikon of Dafni Monastery in Attica Greece

Dafni Monastery, situated at approximately 10 km from Athens on the way to Eleusis, is one of the major Byzantine monuments in Greece (Millet 1899, Stikas 1962, Bouras 1998, Delinikolas et al. 2003).The Katholikon (main Church) of the Monastery (Figures 1 and 3) has suffered severe damages during the 7th September 1999 earthquake that affected the region of Attica.