 The interior is divided into three aisles by colonnades, with the tall pews of ebony wood placed along the line of the columns.This arrangement leaves ample space in the nave for the performance of the liturgy.In the holy bema, behind the altar, the synthronon (cathedra) is arranged in a semicircle along the curved wall of the apse, with seats for the Archpriests and a central higher throne of marble for the Patriarch.