該廟創建年代不詳,元、明(ming)、清歷代均有修葺,現存(cun)無(wu)梁殿為(wei)元代建筑。
地址(zhi):高平市區東北(bei)10.5公里下臺村(現稱中廟村)
古中廟(miao)位于高平市區東北10.5公(gong)里下臺村西(xi)北的高地上。
該廟創(chuang)建(jian)年代(dai)(dai)不(bu)詳,元、明、清歷代(dai)(dai)均(jun)有(you)修(xiu)葺,現存(cun)無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian)為(wei)元代(dai)(dai)建(jian)筑(zhu),其余皆為(wei)清代(dai)(dai)重修(xiu),該宮坐北朝南(nan),二進院(yuan)落,東西(xi)(xi)寬41米(mi)(mi)(mi),南(nan)北長(chang)65.4米(mi)(mi)(mi),占(zhan)地面(mian)(mian)積2655平方米(mi)(mi)(mi),中軸線上有(you)山門(men),無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian),正殿(dian)(dian),兩側有(you)廂房、配(pei)殿(dian)(dian),山門(men)外筑(zhu)東西(xi)(xi)戲樓各四間,山門(men)西(xi)(xi)側有(you)磚券偏門(men)一(yi)座,額“炎帝中廟”原(yuan)為(wei)廟的(de)入口。無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian)(又稱(cheng)獻亭(ting))創(chuang)建(jian)年代(dai)(dai)不(bu)詳,現存(cun)建(jian)筑(zhu)為(wei)元代(dai)(dai)建(jian)筑(zhu),因殿(dian)(dian)不(bu)設梁(liang)(liang)栿而俗稱(cheng)無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian),石砌臺基高1.2米(mi)(mi)(mi),面(mian)(mian)闊一(yi)間(6.3米(mi)(mi)(mi)),進深一(yi)間(8.56米(mi)(mi)(mi)),單檐(yan)九(jiu)脊歇(xie)山頂,筒板(ban)布瓦(wa)屋(wu)面(mian)(mian),四架(jia)椽屋(wu),周(zhou)檐(yan)施(shi)用(yong)大額枋,老(lao)角(jiao)(jiao)梁(liang)(liang)后尾架(jia)抹角(jiao)(jiao)梁(liang)(liang),上施(shi)斗拱(gong)承屋(wu)架(jia),殿(dian)(dian)內(nei)施(shi)八(ba)角(jiao)(jiao)形藻井,中懸垂蓮柱(zhu)。柱(zhu)頭(tou)斗拱(gong)五鋪(pu)作,柱(zhu)底施(shi)用(yong)方形素面(mian)(mian)柱(zhu)礎,裝修(xiu)均(jun)用(yong)隔扇。