  MONOLITH is a proposed massive (34 kt) magnetized tracking calorimeter at the
Gran Sasso laboratory in Italy, optimized for the detection of atmospheric muon
neutrinos. The main goal is to establish (or reject) the neutrino oscillation
hypothesis through an explicit observation of the full first oscillation swing.
The Delta m^2 sensitivity range for this measurement comfortably covers the
complete Super-Kamiokande allowed region. Other measurements include studies of
matter effects and the NC/CC and anti-nu/nu ratio, the study of cosmic ray
muons in the multi-TeV range, and auxiliary measurements from the CERN to Gran
Sasso neutrino beam. Depending on approval, data taking with part of the
detector could start in 2004. The detector and its performance are described,
and its potential later use as a neutrino factory detector is addressed.
