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    an iconostasis (Greek: εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also...
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    The Iconostasis of Cathedral of the Archangel Michael is a traditional Russian iconostasis, which dates from 1678 to 1681. The iconostasis, which has been...
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    The Tsebelda iconostasis is an Early Medieval peace of Christian art from Abkhazia/Georgia, a limestone fragment of an altar screen from the 7th or 8th...
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    The iconostasis of the Cathedral of Hajdúdorog is the largest Greek Catholic icon screen in Hungary. It is 11 m (36 ft.) tall and 7 m (23 ft.) wide, holding...
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    a unique iconostasis (the screen which separates the nave of the church from the sanctuary). In the Eastern Orthodox Church the iconostasis is normally...
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    An iconostasis, also called the templon, is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also...
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    woodcarving of the unique baroque iconostasis of the church was done between 1773 and 1782 by Chatzisavvas Taliadorou. The iconostasis was gold-plated between 1793...
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    Russian Orthodox icon of the Apostle Paul, an 18th-century iconostasis of Jesus' transfiguration in the Kizhi Monastery in Karelia, Russia...
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    Inside, the modest white interior is dominated by a huge carved wooden iconostasis. infoalb.net McAdam, Marika (2009). Lonely Planet Western Balkans (2 ed...
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    the church decoration is dominated by its fresco painting. The huge iconostasis dates from 1547, but its two highest tiers are later additions from 1626...
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    Russian icon of King Solomon holding a model of the Temple (18th century, iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Russia)....
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    iconic landmarks of Helsinki, Finland. The royal doors of the central iconostasis contain 6 paintings, each of them depicting a different biblical character...
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    a projection coming out from the soleas (the walkway in front of the iconostasis) in an Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic church...
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    devotional ivories also feature the Deesis. After the development of the full iconostasis screen there was room for a larger "Deesis row" or "Great Deesis" of...
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    Interior The dome with the mosaic (9th century) Mosaic (9th) A view Iconostasis Iconostasis, close view Icon of the church Painting History of Roman and Byzantine...
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    Iconostasis in the Church of the Ascension of Jesus, Skopje from 1867, Northern Macedonia. The Beheading of John the Baptist is carried out by figures...
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    Stephen Church top iconostasis seen through doors Bulgarian St. Stephen Church top iconostasis seen through doors The iconostasis inside the Bulgarian...
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    flash-illuminated; all electric lighting is off, and only the oil lamps in front of the Iconostasis remain lit. (St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Adelaide)....
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    boasts a unique monument of Ukrainian Baroque style: the Bohorodchansky Iconostasis. Exhibits include Ancient Ukrainian art from the 12th to 15th centuries...
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    narthex or porch, and (in later buildings) a sanctuary hidden behind an iconostasis. Others see the earliest Coptic churches as progressing, like those of...
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    insignium of his power in the parliament – the Marshal's cane, 1640 Rococo iconostasis in the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, designed by Johann...
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    entrances on the west, north, and south facades. The interior includes iconostasis crafted by Georgije Dević, a woodcarver from Bačka Palanka, who also...
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    Also the People's Salvation Cathedral has the world's largest Orthodox iconostasis (23.8 meters length and 17.1 meters height) and the world's largest free-swinging...
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    von Verschaffelt. Michael's icon on the northern deacons' door on the iconostasis of Hajdúdorog. The archangel is often depicted on iconostases' doors...
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