後涼殿こうろうでん

noun

ladies' pavilion (of Heian Palace)

Historical term for a specific building in the Heian Palace complex, part of the 十七殿 (Seventeen Halls). Used in discussions of Heian-period court architecture.

See also: 十七殿

• 後涼こうろう殿でんは、平へい安あん宮きゅうの十じゅう七しち殿でんの一ひとつで、主おもに女にょ官かんたちが使し用ようした建たて物ものです。

  The Kōrōden is one of the Seventeen Halls of the Heian Palace, a building mainly used by court ladies.