德(de)陽(yang)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)位于(yu)德(de)陽(yang)市(shi)中心南街。是(shi)我國西部地區保持完整的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)中規模較(jiao)為宏大(da)的(de)(de)一(yi)座孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao),全國三大(da)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)之一(yi)。占地面積29700平(ping)方米(約五(wu)十畝(mu))廟(miao)外有(you)(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)廣場、廟(miao)內(nei)有(you)(you)(you)道冠(guan)古今德(de)配(pei)天地門(men)、萬仞宮墻、欞(ling)星門(men)、伴(ban)僑(qiao)萍池、戟門(men)、禮樂(le)(le)(le)亭(ting)、大(da)成(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)、啟圣殿(dian)(dian)等(deng)清(qing)(qing)代古建(jian)筑(zhu)30余處。德(de)陽(yang)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)始(shi)建(jian)于(yu)南宋(song)開禧二(er)年(nian)(公元1206年(nian)),明代、清(qing)(qing)代曾改(gai)建(jian)、增建(jian)多次。現存的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)是(shi)清(qing)(qing)道光三十年(nian)的(de)(de)格局。整座孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)座北(bei)朝南,廟(miao)內(nei)紅墻黃(huang)瓦,殿(dian)(dian)宇軒昂、布局嚴(yan)謹、宛如帝王宮殿(dian)(dian)。各類石刻、木雕莫不精工,具有(you)(you)(you)很(hen)高的(de)(de)藝術和歷(li)史價值(zhi)。除宏偉(wei)的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)古建(jian)筑(zhu)可(ke)供觀覽(lan)外,大(da)成(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)有(you)(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)子、四配(pei)、十二(er)哲塑(su)像陳(chen)列和祭孔(kong)(kong)(kong)禮樂(le)(le)(le)器陳(chen)列、東西屋有(you)(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)門(men)弟子七十二(er)賢陳(chen)列,孔(kong)(kong)(kong)子生平(ping)陳(chen)列。常年(nian)對游人開放,并開展(zhan)導游講解、攝影、旅(lv)游紀念品出售(shou)等(deng)服務(wu)。還表演仿古祭孔(kong)(kong)(kong)樂(le)(le)(le)舞(wu)。
孔(kong)子(zi),名丘,字仲尼,春秋時(shi)魯國(guo)人(ren),是(shi)中國(guo)偉大的(de)思(si)想(xiang)家、教(jiao)育(yu)家、政(zheng)治(zhi)家、儒(ru)家學(xue)派創治(zhi)人(ren),世(shi)界文化(hua)名人(ren)。他創立(li)的(de)儒(ru)家學(xue)說(shuo),在漫長的(de)中國(guo)計(ji)建社會,奉為(wei)正統思(si)想(xiang),長達兩(liang)千多年。他彼統治(zhi)者尊(zun)為(wei) “大成至圣先師(shi)”、“文宣王”等。最初的(de)孔(kong)廟,是(shi)孔(kong)子(zi)居住(zhu)過的(de)“廟屋三間”。唐(tang)太宗貞觀四年詔令各州(zhou)縣皆立(li)孔(kong)廟,隨著(zhu)儒(ru)象思(si)想(xiang)的(de)傳播,孔(kong)廟還越(yue)出國(guo)界。歲(sui)月滄桑,人(ren)們始(shi)終(zhong)對孔(kong)子(zi)保持一種(zhong)特殊的(de)尊(zun)崇,各地亦(yi)保留(liu)了不(bu)少孔(kong)廟。