清(qing)徐縣(xian)堯廟的(de)堯城雖已(yi)失去昔(xi)日風采(cai),但在堯王殿(dian)西側,明、清(qing)、民國年間又相(xiang)(xiang)繼建造修繕(shan)了九(jiu)蓮(lian)洞、奶奶廟、觀音廟、狐仙廟、戲(xi)臺(tai)等建筑。廟宇高(gao)低有(you)序(xu),緊松(song)相(xiang)(xiang)宜,形制各(ge)(ge)異,各(ge)(ge)院(yuan)相(xiang)(xiang)通,卻(que)又自成四(si)合院(yuan)或(huo)三合院(yuan)格局,形成包括(kuo)古代(dai)、近代(dai)、現(xian)代(dai)建筑地建筑群。
清徐縣堯(yao)(yao)廟的堯(yao)(yao)城中大(da)地(di)(di)建(jian)(jian)筑是(shi)堯(yao)(yao)廟,在北城內(nei),坐(zuo)北向南,相(xiang)傳說(shuo)(shuo)是(shi)在帝(di)堯(yao)(yao)地(di)(di)“宮室”遺址(zhi)上建(jian)(jian)造地(di)(di)。現存(cun)地(di)(di)是(shi)明(ming)正(zheng)統年間(jian)(1436年~1449年)重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)地(di)(di)一(yi)座四合院廟宇(yu),前(qian)有(you)(you)牌樓,側有(you)(you)配(pei)殿(dian),后有(you)(you)大(da)殿(dian)。現存(cun)大(da)殿(dian)叫堯(yao)(yao)王殿(dian),是(shi)重(zhong)檐(yan)(yan)歇(xie)山頂(ding)建(jian)(jian)筑,通(tong)寬五(wu)間(jian),邊長14米(mi),高12米(mi),四周圍(wei)廊。殿(dian)內(nei)無柱,無天花板(ban),無梁架結構,都以檐(yan)(yan)頂(ding)斗拱(gong)向里伸出,重(zhong)疊五(wu)層,形成龐大(da)地(di)(di)木構斗拱(gong)式藻井,既可以將上層地(di)(di)梁架隱蔽起來,又可以作為(wei)神像地(di)(di)寶蓋,設(she)計十分(fen)巧妙,極富(fu)裝飾趣味,在古建(jian)(jian)筑上有(you)(you)重(zhong)大(da)價值(zhi),故(gu)稱“無梁殿(dian)”。據說(shuo)(shuo),慈禧(xi)太(tai)后與光緒帝(di)西逃時,在此駐蹕,還到(dao)帝(di)堯(yao)(yao)像前(qian)頂(ding)禮膜拜,留下(xia)許多軼聞趣事。
清(qing)徐縣堯(yao)廟位于太原市清(qing)徐縣東南(nan)16公里處的堯(yao)城村(cun)。堯(yao)城村(cun)是(shi)堯(yao)帝早立國建都(dou)的地方,后因水(shui)患遷都(dou)至(zhi)平(ping)陽(臨汾(fen))。堯(yao)廟南(nan)向,呈方形(xing)布局,頂部(bu)由木構藻(zao)井(jing)筑砌,無梁無架,也稱無梁殿。整座建筑構思精巧(qiao),匠心獨運(yun)。該(gai)廟始建無考,元(yuan)至(zhi)正年間重建,明正統年間重修。