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09.05.2011

Introduction to the Woodcarving Art of the Monastery

The wood carvings preserved in the Vatopedi Monastery are noteworthy. With the exception of the small carvings, mainly crosses and triptychs,...

09.05.2011

Temple

The general layout of the iconostasis almost always remains the same, with some additions and subtractions as appropriate. This layout is given...

09.05.2011

Carved wooden lectern B

One of the two wooden carved lecterns of the Vatopedi Monastery, dating back to the Paleologian period and traditionally considered...

10.04.2011

Carved wooden lectern A

One of the two wooden carved lecterns of the Vatopedi Monastery, dating back to the Paleologian period and traditionally considered...