簡介
規模宏(hong)大,周(zhou)設(she)群芳套院(yuan)(yuan),山(shan)門壯麗,崇樓峻閣,三(san)進院(yuan)(yuan),設(she)前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)(dian)、中殿(dian)(dian)和(he)七佛(fo)殿(dian)(dian),兩廂有配殿(dian)(dian)、廂房和(he)廊廡。創建(jian)于北(bei)宋淳化年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(990-994),金(jin)元明清(qing)屢(lv)有增修,現存前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)(dian),仍(reng)是北(bei)宋原物。三(san)間見方,單檐(yan)歇(xie)山(shan),前(qian)(qian)后檐(yan)皆裝(zhuang)木靈花扇一堂。斗拱爽朗,用材碩(shuo)大,梁架(jia)徹(che)上(shang)露明造。中殿(dian)(dian)金(jin)代建(jian),五開間懸(xuan)山(shan)式,六架(jia)椽(chuan)屋,梁架(jia)規整,結(jie)構(gou)牢固,穩健(jian)莊重,此寺為(wei)宋金(jin)木構(gou)建(jian)筑中的佳作,寺外東山(shan)坡(po)有八角七級(ji)磚落一座,是元至元七年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1290年(nian)(nian)(nian))所(suo)筑。2001年(nian)(nian)(nian)5月26日被(bei)國(guo)務(wu)院(yuan)(yuan)公(gong)布(bu)為(wei)全(quan)國(guo)重點文物保護單位。
該寺(si)(si)創建(jian)于北(bei)宋(song)淳化年(nian)間(jian)(jian)(990-994年(nian)),現存前殿(dian)(dian)仍為(wei)(wei)(wei)宋(song)代原物(wu),其(qi)余(yu)均為(wei)(wei)(wei)后世歷代增(zeng)修。寺(si)(si)內主體建(jian)筑毗盧殿(dian)(dian)(前殿(dian)(dian))為(wei)(wei)(wei)北(bei)宋(song)淳化元(yuan)年(nian)(990年(nian))所(suo)建(jian),現為(wei)(wei)(wei)宋(song)制(zhi)(zhi)。殿(dian)(dian)宇三(san)間(jian)(jian),平面呈(cheng)方形(xing),舉折平緩,出檐深(shen)遠(yuan),外觀莊重(zhong)穩健,檐下補間(jian)(jian)斗(dou)栱五鋪作,雙抄偷(tou)(tou)心造。柱頭斗(dou)栱為(wei)(wei)(wei)單抄單下昂偷(tou)(tou)心造,昂為(wei)(wei)(wei)批竹(zhu)式,耍頭與昂幾乎完全(quan)相同(tong)。這一(yi)形(xing)制(zhi)(zhi)在(zai)山西其(qi)它宋(song)代建(jian)筑中雖有所(suo)見,但時間(jian)(jian)上已晚(wan)于高平游仙寺(si)(si)前殿(dian)(dian)一(yi)百(bai)余(yu)年(nian),可(ke)知是這一(yi)形(xing)制(zhi)(zhi)之中的先例。
歷史文化
晉城(cheng)市歷史(shi)悠久,文(wen)化遺(yi)產豐(feng)厚,是(shi)華夏文(wen)明的(de)發(fa)祥地之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)。早在兩萬年前(qian)的(de)舊石(shi)器晚期,這里就留下了人類生(sheng)(sheng)活(huo)的(de)足跡(ji)。相(xiang)傳女媧氏(shi)、神農氏(shi)、九黎部落首(shou)領蚩(chi)尤及堯、舜(shun)、禹等(deng)都(dou)曾在這里活(huo)動過。女媧補天(tian)(傳說(shuo)中華人文(wen)始祖女媧氏(shi)煉石(shi)補天(tian)遺(yi)址和(he)棲息地——媧皇窟(ku),也在澤州縣水東鄉丹河(he)(he)北(bei)岸浮山(shan)(shan)北(bei)谷)、神農播種(中華第(di)一(yi)(yi)大帝神農氏(shi)采(cai)五谷嘗百草的(de)羊頭山(shan)(shan)和(he)古墓(mu)冢也在高平(ping)(ping)市境內(nei)(nei))、禹鑿石(shi)門(陽城(cheng)縣境內(nei)(nei)有(you)(you)(you)石(shi)門)、愚公移(yi)山(shan)(shan)等(deng)歷史(shi)傳說(shuo)都(dou)有(you)(you)(you)實地可指。古書《墨子》中曾有(you)(you)(you)“舜(shun)耕(geng)于歷山(shan)(shan)”(今沁水縣境內(nei)(nei)有(you)(you)(you)歷山(shan)(shan)舜(shun)王坪(ping)),“漁于獲(huo)(huo)澤”(今陽城(cheng)縣城(cheng)東有(you)(you)(you)獲(huo)(huo)澤河(he)(he))的(de)記載。還有(you)(you)(you)以沁水下川、陵川塔(ta)水河(he)(he)、西瑤泉為代(dai)表(biao)的(de)原始文(wen)化,以澤州高都(dou)、沁水八里坪(ping)為代(dai)表(biao)的(de)新石(shi)器文(wen)化。公元前(qian)260年,歷史(shi)上著名的(de) “長平(ping)(ping)之(zhi)戰”就發(fa)生(sheng)(sheng)在晉城(cheng)高平(ping)(ping)市一(yi)(yi)帶。