yokurou 翼廊
KEY WORD : architecture / buildings & structures
 
Lit. wing corridors. A corridor that extends outward from the side or rear of a building. Examples: Byoudouin *Hououdou 平等院鳳凰堂 (1053), has wing corridors on both sides, and is therefore called ryouyokurou 両翼廊 in Kyoto. Moutsuuji 毛越寺 (12c) in Iwate prefecture had a wing corrior, but is not longer extant.
 

Byoudouin *Hououdou 平等院鳳凰堂 (Kyoto)

 
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