The Stična monastery is a monument of national importance. The monastery cloister needed some restoration work. Projects were prepared and restoration works were carried out between 1996 and 2004. The inappropriate and non-original plaster of the inner and outer walls of the cloister was removed in 2003. At that moment it was possible to make a photogrammetric survey and a protective recording of the stripped walls. The goal was to preserve all possible data about the walls before the new lime plaster was made. An unprofessional camera was used for the task. Each wall of the cloister was covered by forty-two shots (the cloister has eight walls, four inner and four outer walls surrounding the garden). The data have been preserved on film and transformed into digital form. Both forms are available for study, analysis and further processing. The acquired data represent a valuable contribution to the existing documentation and knowledge about this monument. The photographs were taken according to the recommendations for simple photogrammetric architectural survey denominated as 3 x 3 rules for architectural photogrammetry. In 1988, Martin Brunner defined in his diploma thesis the 3 x 3 Minimum Rules for Photogrammetry (secondary source: Herbig, Waldhäusl, 1997). They were updated and developed into the present form by Peter Waldhäusl, Cliff Ogleby and Ulrike Herbig. The use of these rules is recommended and supported by the International Committee for Architectural Photogrammetry (CIPA) (http://cipa.icomos.org), which is one of the international committees of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and it was established in collaboration with ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing). Its main purpose is the improvement of all methods for surveying of cultural monuments and sites under special consideration of pphotogrammetry. These so-called ˝3 x 3 rules˝ are structured into three geometrical rules, three photographic rules and three organizational rules. The aim of implementing the rules is to create a possibility for anyone to use their own camera for amateur photogrammetric stereo block documentation, which can even be used for restitution if needed later on. In this way there is a possibility to create or supplement documentation material on cultural heritage and in a way to preserve it for the future.