corridor connecting annex to pond-side building (traditional palatial architecture)
Technical term used in descriptions of Heian-period shinden-zukuri architecture. Refers to a covered walkway linking a secondary building to the main pond-side structure. Not used in everyday conversation.
In shinden-zukuri architecture, the monrō connected the fishing pavilion and the middle gate.
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (traditional palatial architecture)
Compound of 門 (mon, 'gate') and 廊 (rō, 'corridor'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with Heian-period architectural terminology.