湘(xiang)樂(le)鎮居于湘(xiang)樂(le)河北岸臺地上,北靠宇村原,西南距寧縣城三十五公里(li)。這里(li)依山旁水,自然環境(jing)優美。
湘(xiang)樂(le)(le)(le)在(zai)歷史(shi)上頗有名望。據史(shi)書記載:遠(yuan)在(zai)漢時(shi)在(zai)此置(zhi)襄洛縣。后(hou)魏徒治于此改為襄樂(le)(le)(le)。西(xi)魏置(zhi)燕州。后(hou)周俱廢。唐屬寧(ning)州。金仍之。元至(zhi)元七年并(bing)入寧(ning)州。明設(she)巡(xun)檢司。清為鎮(zhen)。今為湘(xiang)樂(le)(le)(le)公社駐地。湘(xiang)樂(le)(le)(le)古(gu)城址建于何時(shi),無(wu)考。目前(qian)城垣殘存。磚(zhuan)塔(ta)聳立于古(gu)城內的西(xi)北角。
磚塔(ta)(ta),平(ping)(ping)面(mian)(mian)呈(cheng)六(liu)角形,樓(lou)閣式(shi),高七層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),頂部殘,通(tong)體高約22米(mi)。第(di)(di)一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)塔(ta)(ta)身很高,無臺基(ji)和基(ji)坐,越(yue)向(xiang)上越(yue)收小。第(di)(di)一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)每面(mian)(mian)寬(kuan)3.76米(mi),門(men)(men)向(xiang)南,單磚券(quan)頂,門(men)(men)高2.22米(mi),寬(kuan)1.18米(mi),進深2.06米(mi)。內辟六(liu)角形塔(ta)(ta)室,每面(mian)(mian)寬(kuan)1.42米(mi)。第(di)(di)一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)門(men)(men)北面(mian)(mian)開券(quan)門(men)(men),施(shi)(shi)龕室,門(men)(men)寬(kuan)0.70米(mi),寬(kuan)1.65米(mi),進深0.80米(mi),龕高2米(mi),寬(kuan)1.04米(mi)。各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)塔(ta)(ta)檐(yan)每面(mian)(mian)出雙(shuang)抄華拱,每面(mian)(mian)斗(dou)拱五朵,上承替木(mu)。在第(di)(di)二層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)和第(di)(di)三層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)施(shi)(shi)平(ping)(ping)坐,平(ping)(ping)坐下斗(dou)拱與檐(yan)下相(xiang)同,平(ping)(ping)坐上施(shi)(shi)欄桿,欄板為(wei)直(zhi)(zhi)欞(ling)式(shi),上施(shi)(shi)斗(dou)子蜀柱,做八角形柱,柱頭施(shi)(shi)明顯(xian)的卷(juan)剎。塔(ta)(ta)身各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)每間隔一(yi)面(mian)(mian)設真門(men)(men)或刻版(ban)門(men)(men)與直(zhi)(zhi)欞(ling)窗,真門(men)(men)為(wei)圭角形門(men)(men)洞,版(ban)門(men)(men)施(shi)(shi)方(fang)形門(men)(men)框,雙(shuang)門(men)(men)半(ban)掩,門(men)(men)向(xiang)各(ge)(ge)方(fang)都有。第(di)(di)六(liu)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)塔(ta)(ta)檐(yan)每面(mian)(mian)三朵斗(dou)拱,與他層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)不同。