iconostasis

thumb|Five-panel Deesis row (center), iconostasis in the Cathedral of the Annunciation in the [[Moscow Kremlin by Theophanes the Greek, 1405|328x328px]]

In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis () is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere within a church. The iconostasis evolved from the Byzantine templon, a process complete by the 15th century.