寺院(yuan)歷(li)史悠久,具有(you)元代建筑遺風,明、清兩代曾有(you)不同程(cheng)度的修葺。寺院(yuan)占地總(zong)面積4652.5平(ping)方米,現存建筑面積1302.3平(ping)方米。
寺(si)院(yuan)依據土臺(tai)而(er)建,坐北向南,前(qian)后兩進(jin)院(yuan)。從路旁登(deng)臺(tai)階十數級而(er)上平臺(tai),臺(tai)由(you)花格磚墻(qiang)圍繞(rao),兩側(ce)(ce)猶有八字形(xing)掩壁。平臺(tai)上的天王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)即寺(si)院(yuan)之(zhi)前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),面(mian)(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)5間(jian)(jian),進(jin)深5椽,懸山(shan)(shan)式(shi),通面(mian)(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)21米,明間(jian)(jian)為通道(dao)。甬(yong)道(dao)之(zhi)北的中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)屹立于高(gao)臺(tai)基上,面(mian)(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)5間(jian)(jian),進(jin)深6椽,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內雙(shuang)槽,單(dan)檐歇山(shan)(shan)頂。柱礎素面(mian)(mian)(mian)覆盆式(shi),柱頭卷剎(cha),有側(ce)(ce)腳生起。普柏(bo)枋(fang)(fang)至角(jiao)(jiao)柱出(chu)頭,刻(ke)海棠線。斗拱五鋪(pu)作(zuo)(zuo)雙(shuang)下昂計心造,昂為琴面(mian)(mian)(mian)式(shi),假(jia)昂。補間(jian)(jian)鋪(pu)作(zuo)(zuo)次間(jian)(jian)4朵(duo),明、梢間(jian)(jian)3朵(duo),梢間(jian)(jian)與轉角(jiao)(jiao)鋪(pu)作(zuo)(zuo)呈鴛(yuan)鴦交首狀,拱頭抹作(zuo)(zuo)斜(xie)(xie)面(mian)(mian)(mian),斜(xie)(xie)度甚(shen)小(xiao)。用(yong)材(cai)比例17:11,足材(cai)為22:11,相當于“六等材(cai)”。梁架(jia)用(yong)材(cai)接近(jin)圓形(xing),構件加工多(duo)作(zuo)(zuo)草袱處理。梁枋(fang)(fang)間(jian)(jian)多(duo)用(yong)斗拱、駝峰支承。屋頂布瓦覆甍,勾頭印花卉(hui)紋飾(shi),滴水作(zuo)(zuo)花邊狀。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內尚(shang)存明代(dai)壁畫,脊檁題記(ji)有“大明成(cheng)化五年歲(sui)次己丑重建”字樣,中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)前(qian)之(zhi)兩廂有硬山(shan)(shan)頂。配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)各(ge)3間(jian)(jian),為“二郎殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”及“土地祠”。
中殿(dian)之后,原有(you)(you)正(zheng)殿(dian)和東、西(xi)配殿(dian),于戰(zhan)爭年(nian)代拆毀(hui)。全寺所有(you)(you)彩塑(su)以及山(shan)門外的戲(xi)臺(tai),一概不存。唯(wei)古佛(fo)殿(dian)地下(xia)西(xi)段埋藏有(you)(you)廢除(chu)的石雕佛(fo)數尊。寺院(yuan)之西(xi),為永(yong)福寺的禪(chan)院(yuan)之所在(zai)。
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