A modular aircraft monument , comprising: a monument substructure adapted to be installed within an aircraft and the monument substructure comprising a first wall adapted to be positioned within the aircraft aft-facing, a second wall adapted to be positioned within the aircraft forward facing, and substantially parallel to the first wall, a first side adapted to be positioned within the aircraft aisle facing, and a second side adapted to be positioned within the aircraft fuselage facing; a façade ; characterized in that the façade comprises: a footwell disposed within the bottom portion of the façade; and an opening receiving a video monitor ; and in that the monument substructure comprises: an upper and a lower door attached to the first side for accessing upper and lower stowage compartments, the lower door permitting access to a footwear storage compartment ; an opening sized, shaped, and positioned to allow the footwell to be received therein when the substructure and the façade are mated; a plurality of openings provided through the first wall and the second wall; and in that the façade is detachably affixed to the first and/or second wall of the monument substructure . a monument substructure adapted to be installed within an aircraft and the monument substructure comprising a first wall adapted to be positioned within the aircraft aft-facing, a second wall adapted to be positioned within the aircraft forward facing, and substantially parallel to the first wall, a first side adapted to be positioned within the aircraft aisle facing, and a second side adapted to be positioned within the aircraft fuselage facing; a façade ; characterized in that the façade comprises: a footwell disposed within the bottom portion of the façade; and an opening receiving a video monitor ; and in that the monument substructure comprises: an upper and a lower door attached to the first side for accessing upper and lower stowage compartments, the lower door permitting access to a footwear storage compartment ; an opening sized, shaped, and positioned to allow the footwell to be received therein when the substructure and the façade are mated; a plurality of openings provided through the first wall and the second wall; a footwell disposed within the bottom portion of the façade; and an opening receiving a video monitor ; and in that the monument substructure comprises: an upper and a lower door attached to the first side for accessing upper and lower stowage compartments, the lower door permitting access to a footwear storage compartment ; an opening sized, shaped, and positioned to allow the footwell to be received therein when the substructure and the façade are mated; a plurality of openings provided through the first wall and the second wall; an upper and a lower door attached to the first side for accessing upper and lower stowage compartments, the lower door permitting access to a footwear storage compartment ; an opening sized, shaped, and positioned to allow the footwell to be received therein when the substructure and the façade are mated; a plurality of openings provided through the first wall and the second wall; and in that the façade is detachably affixed to the first and/or second wall of the monument substructure . <EOS>