覆ふく堂どう

noun

protective outer roof structure; shelter building for cultural assets

Architectural term for a roofed enclosure built over a historic site, statue, or structure to protect it from the elements. Compare 覆屋 (おおいや), which is a more general term for a protective shed or covering.

See also: 覆屋

• この石せき仏ぶつは風ふう雨うから守まもるために覆ふく堂どうで覆おおわれている。

  This stone Buddha is covered by a protective outer roof structure to shield it from wind and rain.

• 鎌かま倉くらの大だい仏ぶつにはかつて覆ふく堂どうがあったが、今いまは露ろ座ざになっている。

  The Great Buddha of Kamakura once had a shelter building, but now it sits in the open air.