鳳(feng)凰山在(zai)杭州市(shi)主城區的西南(nan)(nan)面。主峰海拔178米,北近西湖(hu),南(nan)(nan)接江濱,形若飛(fei)鳳(feng),故名(ming)。隋唐在(zai)此(ci)肇建州治,五代吳(wu)越設為國都(dou),筑(zhu)子城。南(nan)(nan)宋建都(dou),建為皇城。方圓九(jiu)里之地,興建殿堂四(si)、樓(lou)七、臺(tai)六、亭(ting)十九(jiu)。還(huan)有(you)人工仿造的"小西湖(hu)",有(you)"六橋"、"飛(fei)來(lai)峰"等(deng)風景構筑(zhu)。南(nan)(nan)宋亡后,宮殿改作寺院(yuan),元代火災,成為廢墟。現還(huan)有(you)報國寺、勝(sheng)果(guo)寺、鳳(feng)凰池及郭公泉(quan)等(deng)殘(can)跡(ji)。
鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)杭州(zhou)(zhou)市的(de)(de)東南(nan)(nan)(nan)面。主峰海拔(ba)178米,北近西(xi)湖,南(nan)(nan)(nan)接江濱,形若飛(fei)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng),故(gu)名。隋唐在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)此肇(zhao)建(jian)州(zhou)(zhou)治(zhi),五(wu)代(dai)吳(wu)越(yue)將杭州(zhou)(zhou)設(she)為(wei)國都,筑(zhu)子城(cheng)(cheng)。南(nan)(nan)(nan)宋(song)宋(song)高(gao)宗(zong)趙構定都杭州(zhou)(zhou)后(hou),在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)北宋(song)州(zhou)(zhou)治(zhi)舊址修(xiu)建(jian)宮城(cheng)(cheng)禁苑(yuan)。以(yi)(yi)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)皇(huang)城(cheng)(cheng)。東起鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)門,西(xi)至(zhi)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)麓,南(nan)(nan)(nan)起苕帚灣,北至(zhi)萬松嶺,方圓4.5公里。大(da)內有(you)(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)門3座(zuo)(zuo),南(nan)(nan)(nan)稱麗正,北為(wei)和(he)(he)寧,東曰(yue)東華(hua)。皇(huang)城(cheng)(cheng)內,宮殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)巍峨林立,光耀奪(duo)目。有(you)(you)(you)金鑾殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、垂拱(gong)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、選(xuan)德殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、福寧殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、勤政殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、復古殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)等殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、堂、樓(lou)閣(ge)約130余座(zuo)(zuo)。“方圓九里之(zhi)(zhi)地,興建(jian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)堂四(si)(si)、樓(lou)七(qi)、臺六(liu)(liu)、亭十(shi)(shi)九”,此外還有(you)(you)(you)華(hua)美的(de)(de)御苑(yuan)直至(zhi)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔(dian)。還有(you)(you)(you)人(ren)(ren)工仿造的(de)(de)"小(xiao)西(xi)湖",有(you)(you)(you)"六(liu)(liu)橋"、"飛(fei)來(lai)峰"等風(feng)景(jing)構筑(zhu)。南(nan)(nan)(nan)宋(song)亡后(hou),宮殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)改(gai)作寺(si)院。第(di)二年(nian),即元(yuan)至(zhi)元(yuan)十(shi)(shi)四(si)(si)年(nian)(1277)因為(wei)民(min)間(jian)失火延及,南(nan)(nan)(nan)宋(song)朝(chao)廷(ting)在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇焚毀(hui)大(da)半。十(shi)(shi)年(nian)之(zhi)(zhi)后(hou),楊璉真珈奏(zou)請元(yuan)廷(ting),利用(yong)南(nan)(nan)(nan)宋(song)大(da)內的(de)(de)建(jian)筑(zhu)基(ji)座(zuo)(zuo)、殘(can)余建(jian)筑(zhu)物和(he)(he)建(jian)筑(zhu)材料在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上修(xiu)筑(zhu)了五(wu)座(zuo)(zuo)佛寺(si),名曰(yue)“鎮本”,以(yi)(yi)示壓鎮江南(nan)(nan)(nan)人(ren)(ren)民(min)之(zhi)(zhi)意。這(zhe)五(wu)座(zuo)(zuo)寺(si)廟在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)元(yuan)代(dai)也先(xian)后(hou)湮滅,最后(hou)在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)元(yuan)末(mo)的(de)(de)戰爭中(zhong)徹底毀(hui)損。宋(song)元(yuan)時代(dai)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)是(shi)(shi)在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)城(cheng)(cheng)內的(de)(de),元(yuan)末(mo)張士誠新筑(zhu)杭州(zhou)(zhou)新城(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)的(de)(de)時候將鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)攔(lan)在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)了城(cheng)(cheng)外。至(zhi)明代(dai)成(cheng)為(wei)廢墟,到明末(mo),鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)已經完(wan)全成(cheng)為(wei)一塊人(ren)(ren)跡(ji)罕至(zhi)的(de)(de)荒蕪之(zhi)(zhi)地。鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)緊(jin)鄰(lin)錢塘(tang)江,又是(shi)(shi)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)門的(de)(de)一個制高(gao)點。太平軍攻打杭州(zhou)(zhou)時,就搶占過(guo)這(zhe)里作為(wei)重要的(de)(de)攻城(cheng)(cheng)基(ji)地。整個鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)宮苑(yuan)的(de)(de)殘(can)址,南(nan)(nan)(nan)起苕帚灣,北到萬松嶺,東沿中(zhong)河(he)南(nan)(nan)(nan)端(duan)之(zhi)(zhi)西(xi)岸,西(xi)達鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東麓,周(zhou)長九里。現(xian)(xian)還有(you)(you)(you)報國寺(si)、勝果寺(si)、鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)池及郭公泉(quan)等殘(can)跡(ji)。現(xian)(xian)遺址上建(jian)有(you)(you)(you)軍隊用(yong)房(fang)和(he)(he)杭州(zhou)(zhou)卷煙廠等大(da)型建(jian)筑(zhu)以(yi)(yi)及民(min)房(fang),國家文物部門正在(zai)(zai)(zai)(zai)進(jin)行(xing)考古發掘。鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)御苑(yuan)內石刻(ke)、石景(jing)頗多,規劃辟為(wei)"南(nan)(nan)(nan)宋(song)故(gu)宮遺址公園"。