The massive stone iconostasis separates the space towards the altar apse. Churches and monasteries are decorated with frescoes and iconostasis. The icon painters were supposed to make the frescos and create the many-tier iconostasis. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition only men can enter the altar portion behind the iconostasis. Icon painter Hatzimichael completed the iconography of the iconostasis in 1797. Both icons are now kept in the iconostasis of the Trinity Cathedral in Sergiyev Posad. Both copies are now kept in the Trinity Lavra's Trinity Cathedral iconostasis. The museum also boasts a unique monument of Ukrainian Baroque style&colon; the Bohorodchansky Iconostasis. The modern iconostasis evolved from the Byzantine templon in the 11th century. The church housed a large collection of relics and featured a silver iconostasis. A hand-carved oak iconostasis was added in 1962. The large iconostasis of the cathedral of the archangel, 13 meters high, dates from 1678-81. However one will see women serving behind the iconostasis at female monasteries. The icons of its iconostasis were painted by Gospodin Zhelyazkov, a student of Repin. The iconostasis of the church was created by Palekh painters.