寺院歷史悠(you)久,具有元代(dai)建筑遺風(feng),明、清兩代(dai)曾有不同程(cheng)度(du)的修葺(qi)。寺院占地總面積4652.5平方米,現存建筑面積1302.3平方米。
寺院(yuan)依據土(tu)臺而建,坐北(bei)向南,前后兩(liang)進院(yuan)。從(cong)路旁登臺階十數(shu)級而上(shang)平(ping)臺,臺由花(hua)格(ge)磚墻(qiang)圍繞,兩(liang)側猶有(you)八字(zi)形(xing)掩(yan)壁。平(ping)臺上(shang)的(de)天(tian)王(wang)殿(dian)即寺院(yuan)之前殿(dian),面(mian)闊(kuo)(kuo)5間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),進深5椽(chuan),懸(xuan)山式,通面(mian)闊(kuo)(kuo)21米,明(ming)間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)為(wei)通道(dao)。甬道(dao)之北(bei)的(de)中(zhong)殿(dian)屹立于高(gao)臺基(ji)上(shang),面(mian)闊(kuo)(kuo)5間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),進深6椽(chuan),殿(dian)內(nei)雙槽,單檐(yan)歇(xie)山頂。柱(zhu)礎素面(mian)覆(fu)盆式,柱(zhu)頭(tou)卷(juan)剎,有(you)側腳生起。普柏(bo)枋(fang)至角柱(zhu)出頭(tou),刻海棠線。斗拱五(wu)鋪(pu)作(zuo)(zuo)雙下(xia)昂計心造(zao),昂為(wei)琴面(mian)式,假昂。補間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)鋪(pu)作(zuo)(zuo)次間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)4朵,明(ming)、梢(shao)間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)3朵,梢(shao)間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)與轉(zhuan)角鋪(pu)作(zuo)(zuo)呈鴛(yuan)鴦交首狀,拱頭(tou)抹(mo)作(zuo)(zuo)斜(xie)面(mian),斜(xie)度甚(shen)小(xiao)。用(yong)(yong)材(cai)比(bi)例17:11,足材(cai)為(wei)22:11,相當于“六等材(cai)”。梁(liang)架(jia)用(yong)(yong)材(cai)接近圓形(xing),構件加工多作(zuo)(zuo)草袱處理。梁(liang)枋(fang)間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)多用(yong)(yong)斗拱、駝峰支(zhi)承。屋頂布瓦覆(fu)甍,勾頭(tou)印(yin)花(hua)卉紋(wen)飾,滴水(shui)作(zuo)(zuo)花(hua)邊狀。殿(dian)內(nei)尚存明(ming)代壁畫,脊檁題記有(you)“大明(ming)成化五(wu)年歲次己(ji)丑重建”字(zi)樣,中(zhong)殿(dian)前之兩(liang)廂有(you)硬(ying)山頂。配殿(dian)各3間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),為(wei)“二郎(lang)殿(dian)”及“土(tu)地祠(ci)”。
中(zhong)殿之(zhi)(zhi)后,原有(you)正(zheng)殿和東、西配殿,于戰爭(zheng)年代(dai)拆毀。全寺所(suo)有(you)彩塑以及山門(men)外(wai)的戲臺,一概(gai)不存。唯古佛(fo)(fo)殿地下西段埋藏有(you)廢(fei)除的石雕佛(fo)(fo)數尊。寺院(yuan)之(zhi)(zhi)西,為永福(fu)寺的禪(chan)院(yuan)之(zhi)(zhi)所(suo)在。
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