始(shi)建于元(yuan)代,明代重(zhong)建。該殿頗具元(yuan)代建筑的(de)典(dian)型減柱造特色,東西(xi)長七間(jian),南(nan)北寬四(si)間(jian),廡殿頂琉璃瓦剪邊,設三跺單翹單昂斗(dou)拱。清康熙年間(jian)(1662-1722年),大道觀東曾(ceng)有(you)池塘,養魚栽荷。州人每逢(feng)中秋(qiu)佳節攜酒前(qian)往賞月,因景(jing)取名“西(xi)溪玩月”,被(bei)列為定州八(ba)景(jing)之(zhi)一(yi)。殿內四(si)壁現存明代萬歷(li)年間(jian)(1573-1620年)瀝粉貼金帝王出巡圖。畫(hua)(hua)面人物栩栩如生,畫(hua)(hua)工可(ke)與五岳(yue)之(zhi)一(yi)的(de)北岳(yue)廟壁畫(hua)(hua)媲(pi)美。全國(guo)重(zhong)點(dian)文(wen)物保護單位。
大(da)道觀原為中(zhong)軸式(shi)群(qun)體(ti)建(jian)(jian)筑,由(you)南向北依次為大(da)照(zhao)壁、關帝(di)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、二神(shen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、六神(shen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、玉皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、老君殿(dian)(dian)(dian)五座大(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),現僅(jin)存玉皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)。玉皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)平面為長(chang)方形,東西面闊七(qi)間(jian)(jian),南北進(jin)深四間(jian)(jian),采(cai)用了元代常用的減柱造(zao),廡殿(dian)(dian)(dian)頂,琉璃瓦剪邊(bian),設三踩(cai),單(dan)翹單(dan)昂斗拱。昂嘴造(zao)型(xing)似為明清中(zhong)葉時期造(zao)型(xing),但昂嘴根部與宋式(shi)做法相合,反映該大(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)可能經歷了明清時的大(da)修。中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內四壁均繪有瀝粉貼金眾(zhong)神(shen)朝拜圖和玉皇(huang)大(da)帝(di)天(tian)上宮殿(dian)(dian)(dian)建(jian)(jian)筑,畫(hua)面造(zao)型(xing)優美,人(ren)物線條(tiao)流(liu)暢,各(ge)部大(da)臣及雷神(shen)、雨神(shen)等造(zao)型(xing)生動(dong),各(ge)具特(te)色(se)。
2006年大道觀(guan)玉(yu)皇殿(dian)作(zuo)為明(ming)代的古建筑,被國務(wu)院列入(ru)第六批(pi)全國重點文物保護單位。