Iconostasis

screen of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Iconostasis
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Iconostasis is the name given to a "wall" of icons in Eastern Orthodox Churches. These icons or religious paintings divide the church into a part for the public, and one which is reserved to priests, called the sanctuary.

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Iconostasis in Moscow


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