I believe that (A) allowed for function, historical significance, and aesthetics to all be important.
Function: The statues also function as the pillars of the building to hold the building up
Historical significance: The statues look to me to be carved with the impression of a certain ruler, and have historical significance of what the ruler have done carved on the bottom part of his 'clothing'.
Aesthetics: As this is a masterpiece, and uses art to express the history, Aesthetics is also used.
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Anselm Kiefer is the artist and the painting could be midgard
I believe that character is Korben Dallas.
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The Parting of Lot and Abraham is about their literal parting - Abraham took his family to Canaan, as God wanted him to, whereas Lot went to Sodom, and defied God's wishes. Now, having this in mind, maybe this mosaic does symbolize B. heaven, as Abraham and his family would go to heaven eventually, because they obeyed God's orders and wishes.