Ikonostas

…In Eastern Orthodox churches, a partition separating the Holy of Holies at the eastern end from the congregation seat (the sanctuary), on which icons are hung. Also called an iconostasion. From the Greek, it means a screen for holding icons. In Russian, it is called ikonostas. It is translated as a sacred fence or a sacred barrier. It is usually a large panel made of boards stretched over a lattice-like wooden frame, separate from the main building, and its width is adjacent to the left and right walls of the church, and its height reaches almost to the ceiling. …

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…東方正教会の聖堂内において，東端の至聖所と会衆席(聖所)とを分ける一種の仕切りで，ここにイコンを掛ける。イコノスタシオンikonostasionともいう。ギリシア語で〈イコンを掲げる衝立〉の意。ロシア語ではイコノスタースikonostas。〈聖障〉〈聖柵〉と訳される。建物の本体とは別に，格子組みの木枠に板を張って作った大型のパネル状のものが普通で，幅は堂内の左右の側壁に接し，高さは天井近くにまで達する。…

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