Moon platform (English spelling)

Japanese: 月台 - げつだい(英語表記)yuè tái
Moon platform (English spelling)
A Chinese term for an open-air platform. In the past, it referred to independent open-air platforms, as well as the platform areas set up in front of the bases of large buildings such as temples, shrines, and palaces as spaces for attendees during ceremonies. The moon platform in front of the Daiyuhoden Hall of Obakusan Manpukuji Temple in Kyoto is modeled after this style. Today, the term moon platform is not limited to ancient buildings such as temples, shrines, and palaces, but also commonly refers to train station platforms. [Tanaka Tan]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
中国で露天の平台をいうことば。古くは独立した露天の平台のほか,寺院,祠廟,宮殿などの大殿の基壇の前面に,行事の際の参列者のためのスペースとして設けられた平台の部分をも指していった。京都の黄檗山万福寺大雄宝殿の前面に月台があるのは,この形式を写したもの。現在は寺院,祠廟,宮殿などの古建築に限らず,鉄道の駅のプラットホームのことも俗に月台という。【田中 淡】

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