正面の門構え

建物の正面に張り出した壮麗な構造物。ほかにハーンカーやモスクでムアッジンがアザーンを唱え、祭日や式典の日に太鼓やスルナイを奏でる場所、高い段のある台、空港の管制塔の意もある。

A grand structure projecting from the front of a building; also the place in a khanqah or mosque where the muezzin calls the azan and drums and surnay are played on festivals and ceremonies, a raised stepped platform, and an airport control tower.