層そう楼ろう

noun

tall building; multi-storey building

Literary or classical term for a tall, multi-storey building. Not used in everyday conversation; modern equivalents include 高層ビル or 高い建物.

• 古ふるい詩しに「層そう楼ろうに登のぼりて望のぞむ」という一いっ節せつがある。

  In an old poem, there is a line that goes 'climbing a tall building and gazing out.'