建筑格局
建(jian)(jian)于(yu)晉咸和年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(326—334年(nian)(nian)(nian))。咸豐(feng)之際,劫(jie)火(huo)四起,塔(ta)存而棟宇皆(jie)毀……”。重修的(de)法云寺于(yu)1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)拆毀。現存的(de)古塔(ta),為(wei)(wei)(wei)本縣最高(gao)的(de)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)結構(gou)佛(fo)教建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)。塔(ta)為(wei)(wei)(wei)四方形(xing)(xing)七級,通(tong)高(gao)28米(mi),飛檐斗拱,屬樓閣式建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu);塔(ta)基寬3.5米(mi),高(gao)1.35米(mi),為(wei)(wei)(wei)條石砌(qi)(qi)成。中有(you)塔(ta)心室,中空至頂(ding),每層每面(mian)砌(qi)(qi)有(you)10個磚雕神龕,每龕有(you)1大2小3個佛(fo)像(xiang),佛(fo)像(xiang)系印模(mo)燒制(zhi)圖案,中為(wei)(wei)(wei)如(ru)來佛(fo)祖(zu),左右為(wei)(wei)(wei)迦葉(xie)和阿儺,形(xing)(xing)象生動逼真(zhen)。塔(ta)內所(suo)塑佛(fo)像(xiang)共計(ji)有(you)1680尊(zun),形(xing)(xing)象生動逼真(zhen),塔(ta)頂(ding)稍壞,余皆(jie)完(wan)好(hao)。
維修前,塔身殘高20.6米,底層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)單面闊(kuo)3.2米,壁厚(hou)80至100厘(li)米。各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)設(she)腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)、平座(zuo)(zuo),下置“磚(zhuan)(zhuan)制仿木斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong)”,腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)均用(yong)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)坡形(xing)屋面。其中,二、三(san)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)用(yong)“重拱(gong)(gong)(gong)偷心造(zao)”,橫拱(gong)(gong)(gong)為“鴛鴦交手”,“補間(jian)”五朵(duo),轉角鋪(pu)作(zuo)45度斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong);五層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)“補間(jian)”三(san)朵(duo),其余(yu)技法(fa)和三(san)、四層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong)相同;六層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)不用(yong)拱(gong)(gong)(gong);七層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)無(wu)腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)。各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)平座(zuo)(zuo)寬度在10厘(li)米左右,其下磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)“須彌(mi)座(zuo)(zuo)”、“束(shu)腰(yao)(yao)”、“圭角”等(deng)造(zao)型(xing),這些造(zao)型(xing)構圖(tu)別出,與各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)的(de)腰(yao)(yao)檐(yan)、斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong)相間(jian),繁簡得體,效(xiao)果(guo)生動,不失(shi)為獨具匠(jiang)心之作(zuo)。
文物價值
凝聚了我國(guo)古(gu)代人(ren)民的(de)勞(lao)動智慧和結晶。具有重要的(de)文(wen)物考(kao)古(gu)價值和研究(jiu)價值。
文物保護
縣(xian)人民政府于1983年8月公布為(wei)縣(xian)級文物保護(hu)單位。2008年,由(you)省(sheng)文物局(ju)及縣(xian)政府撥(bo)專款(kuan)30萬元對法云寺塔進(jin)行加固維修(xiu),并于2009年5月正式動工。