金(jin)頂(ding)寺位于天柱峰頂(ding),東距祝圣寺5.5公(gong)里(li)。原(yuan)有金(jin)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(銅(tong)佛(fo)殿(dian)(dian)(dian))一(yi)座,文革中被毀(hui)。現存(cun)山門、三光(guang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、大殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、楞嚴塔,后又修復兩(liang)廂以供食宿。楞嚴塔為密檐式方(fang)形(xing)磚塔,高(gao)40米(mi),共(gong)13級(ji)(ji),第二級(ji)(ji)四周裝有鐵欄桿,可供人們攀登眺望。
金(jin)頂(ding)寺位于(yu)的絕頂(ding),海(hai)拔(ba)3248米,東(dong)距祝圣寺5.5公里。天柱(zhu)峰因(yin)高峻挺拔(ba),狀如擎(qing)天巨柱(zhu)而得名,在金(jin)頂(ding)寺有(you)時還可以見到(dao)珍奇的迦(jia)葉鳥。現在的金(jin)頂(ding)寺,由睹(du)光(guang)臺、大門、彌勒殿(dian)、楞嚴塔、大雄(xiong)寶殿(dian)等組(zu)成,是(shi)游覽雞足(zu)山(shan)必去的重要景點(dian)。金(jin)頂(ding)不僅有(you)悠久的歷史,還有(you)賞景地:東(dong)觀日出、西觀蒼洱、南觀祥云林海(hai)、北觀玉(yu)龍雪山(shan)。明代大旅行家徐霞客歷盡千(qian)辛萬苦(ku)登臨雞足(zu)山(shan)頂(ding),對這“四(si)觀”贊賞備至。
金(jin)頂(ding)寺位于天(tian)柱(zhu)峰頂(ding),東(dong)距祝圣寺5.5公里。原有(you)金(jin)殿(dian)(dian)(銅佛殿(dian)(dian))一座,文革中被毀。現存山門、三光殿(dian)(dian)、大殿(dian)(dian)、楞嚴塔(ta)(ta),后又修復兩廂以供食宿。楞嚴塔(ta)(ta)為密(mi)檐式方形磚塔(ta)(ta),高40米(mi),共13級,第二級四(si)周裝有(you)鐵欄桿,可供人(ren)們攀登眺望。金(jin)頂(ding)寺在(zai)天(tian)柱(zhu)山四(si)觀峰極(ji)頂(ding),海拔(ba)3248米(mi)。明弘治年(nian)間,有(you)僧人(ren)在(zai)此建(jian)庵。嘉靖年(nian)間(1522至1565年(nian)),大理李元(yuan)陽創建(jian)普光殿(dian)(dian)。
崇(chong)禎丁丑(1637年),直指使張鳳翮建善(shan)雨亭,并(bing)在(zai)寺周圍用(yong)磚砌(qi)羅城(cheng),城(cheng)高八尺,周圍一百余丈(zhang),四方(fang)各(ge)設門樓,可東觀日出,南觀祥云,西觀蒼洱,北觀玉(yu)龍(long)。接著(zhu)又廢普(pu)(pu)光(guang)殿,把昆(kun)明東郊鸚(ying)鵡(wu)山太和宮銅鑄金殿遷置峰頂(ding)的普(pu)(pu)光(guang)殿原址,命名為(wei)金頂(ding)寺。