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Iconostasis
Also called templon
In an Orthodox church, the screen covered with icons that separates the sanctuary from the nave, pierced by the royal doors in the centre. It developed from the low marble chancel screen (templon) of early Byzantine churches.
See also: Cross-in-square
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Byzantium and the Early Church.
A feature of Byzantine architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Hortus conclusus · Hyperbolic paraboloid · Hypocaust · Hypostyle · Imperial staircase · Impluvium · Impost · Impost block