岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)樓(lou)位于湖(hu)南(nan)(nan)省岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)市岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)樓(lou)區(qu),在(zai)岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)市的古城西(xi)門城墻之上,能(neng)下(xia)瞰洞(dong)(dong)庭,前(qian)望君山(shan),自古以來(lai)便流傳(chuan)著“洞(dong)(dong)庭天(tian)下(xia)水,岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)天(tian)下(xia)樓(lou)”的美譽(yu),與湖(hu)北武漢黃鶴樓(lou)、江(jiang)西(xi)南(nan)(nan)昌滕王閣(ge)并稱為“江(jiang)南(nan)(nan)三大名樓(lou)”,更是三大名樓(lou)中唯(wei)一(yi)保(bao)存原(yuan)貌的古建(jian)筑(zhu)。