鞘さや堂どう

noun

outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites

Architectural term for a protective outer building that encloses a smaller, more valuable structure, such as a shrine or temple hall. Also referred to as 覆屋 (おおいや).

See also: 覆屋

• 国こく宝ほうの本ほん殿でんは鞘さや堂どうの中なかに保ほ存ぞんされている。

  The national treasure main hall is preserved inside a protective outer structure.

• この鞘さや堂どうは江え戸ど時じ代だいに建たてられた。

  This outer protective building was built in the Edo period.