Churches

ok, then religon... Serbia like most of Eastern Europe is Orthodox, in fact arguably the faith actually defines the place. Unlike Catholicism , the Orthodox faith has no central power which is why every state has it's own church i.e. Serbian Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox etc. In modern Serbia the church is as much a part of national identity and community as it is an actual religon. ....

but enough with history etc , what about the pretty churches?? Ok, well the churches are almost complete dominated by the iconostasis, a series of traditional images showing important stories. At the top of the images are god and as you work you way down you pass through the angels, saints, mortals and finally at the bottom to hell!!!

Now what I want to know is where this (see pic) apparently meaningless design comes from. Everything in an iconstasis from Athens to Moscow seems to have some meaning and there never seems to be enough space. So, I find it hard to believe the artist just got bored! Any thoughts?