The architectural heritage of Mount Athos, which is the result and the remnant of the thousand-year-old activity and evolution of numerous monastic establishments, can be considered to be the summary, to a certain degree, of the mediaeval and more recent architecture of the Orthodox Balkan area, often illuminating it with rare examples of buildings which, for various reasons, have not survived in other areas, outside the Holy Mountain.

This heritage consists of numerous types of buildings (ranging from churches and fortresses to buildings with workshops and workers' houses) characterised by a great variety of architectural forms and constructional technology.

Architecure will be represented in the Exhibition of Treasures of the Holy Mountain, mainly through document material (designs, photographs, models) but. also, through original, old objects related to the architectural work and its production process (written documents, old designs, wooden door and window cases, inscriptions, tools, etc.).