An amenity monument (405, 505, 605) for installation in an aircraft cabin, comprising: a contoured counter at least partially defining an inset region configured to permit a user to at least partially enter the monument, thereby providing clearance for passengers (300, 400) or crewmembers transiting an adjacent aisle (210a-b, 310, 430); and a first region, disposed below the counter; partition elements (315a-c, 410a-c) extending upwardly from the counter at least to a height corresponding, when the monument (405, 505, 605) is installed in the aircraft cabin, to partitions or walls of adjacent passenger seats, passenger suites (205a-t) or monuments; the amenity monument characterized: in that the first region is configured such that it may be at least partially occupied by footwells of adjacent passenger seats; in that an interactive display screen is disposed on the counter or on at least one of the partition elements, the interactive display screen being coupled to a controller which is adapted to display on the display screen content selected from the group consisting of multimedia content, gaming content, destination-related content, and retail content and/or electronically dimmable panels (540a-c) disposed in or above the partition elements, the panels being adapted to switch between an transparent condition and an opaque or translucent condition; and in that the amenity monument is configured to permit the utilization of space in between passenger seats, said space being insufficient to accommodate additional seating. a contoured counter at least partially defining an inset region configured to permit a user to at least partially enter the monument, thereby providing clearance for passengers (300, 400) or crewmembers transiting an adjacent aisle (210a-b, 310, 430); and a first region, disposed below the counter; partition elements (315a-c, 410a-c) extending upwardly from the counter at least to a height corresponding, when the monument (405, 505, 605) is installed in the aircraft cabin, to partitions or walls of adjacent passenger seats, passenger suites (205a-t) or monuments; the amenity monument characterized: in that the first region is configured such that it may be at least partially occupied by footwells of adjacent passenger seats; in that an interactive display screen is disposed on the counter or on at least one of the partition elements, the interactive display screen being coupled to a controller which is adapted to display on the display screen content selected from the group consisting of multimedia content, gaming content, destination-related content, and retail content and/or electronically dimmable panels (540a-c) disposed in or above the partition elements, the panels being adapted to switch between an transparent condition and an opaque or translucent condition; and in that the amenity monument is configured to permit the utilization of space in between passenger seats, said space being insufficient to accommodate additional seating. in that the first region is configured such that it may be at least partially occupied by footwells of adjacent passenger seats; in that an interactive display screen is disposed on the counter or on at least one of the partition elements, the interactive display screen being coupled to a controller which is adapted to display on the display screen content selected from the group consisting of multimedia content, gaming content, destination-related content, and retail content and/or electronically dimmable panels (540a-c) disposed in or above the partition elements, the panels being adapted to switch between an transparent condition and an opaque or translucent condition; and in that the amenity monument is configured to permit the utilization of space in between passenger seats, said space being insufficient to accommodate additional seating.