張(zhang)掖鼓(gu)樓(lou)又名鎮(zhen)遠樓(lou)、靖遠樓(lou),位于(yu)張(zhang)掖城中心。據(ju)《重修甘州吊橋及靖遠樓(lou)》碑刻(ke)記載,鼓(gu)樓(lou)始建于(yu)明正德二(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1507年(nian)(nian)(nian)),清順治五年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1648年(nian)(nian)(nian))焚毀于(yu)兵燹,康熙七年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1668年(nian)(nian)(nian))甘肅提督(du)張(zhang)勇(yong)重建,乾隆、光(guang)緒年(nian)(nian)(nian)間兩次修繕。
鼓樓平面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)呈方形,全(quan)用青磚(zhuan)(zhuan)包砌,基部襯砌石條(tiao),臺頂砌有一(yi)米高的女墻,下(xia)(xia)部四(si)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)中(zhong)軸線開(kai)券形門(men)洞(dong)。門(men)洞(dong)平面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)呈十字型,與四(si)條(tiao)大(da)街相(xiang)通,可供(gong)通行;門(men)洞(dong)頂部砌5層磚(zhuan)(zhuan)券,上面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)嵌刻磚(zhuan)(zhuan)匾(bian)(bian)額,東(dong)為“旭升(sheng)”、西(xi)(xi)為“賓晟”、南為"迎薰(xun)"、北為“鎮遠”。樓閣分(fen)(fen)上下(xia)(xia)兩(liang)層,重檐(yan)四(si)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)懸掛匾(bian)(bian)額,東(dong)“金城春(chun)雨”、西(xi)(xi)“玉(yu)關曉月”、南“祁(qi)連望雪”、北“居延(yan)古(gu)牧”。康(kang)熙七年(1668年)重建后(hou),改為東(dong)“九重在(zai)望”、西(xi)(xi)“萬國咸賓”、南“聲(sheng)教四(si)達”、北“湖(hu)山一(yi)覽”。鐘(zhong)(zhong)鼓樓東(dong)南角有唐鐘(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)口,鑄(zhu)有圖(tu)案(an),每層6格,上層其(qi)中(zhong)3格為飛天(tian)(tian),飛天(tian)(tian)戴花(hua)冠,袒(tan)上身,下(xia)(xia)著裙,露腳,手拿花(hua)束;中(zhong)層6格,其(qi)中(zhong)3格是(shi)朱雀、玄武;下(xia)(xia)層6格,其(qi)中(zhong)3格是(shi)青龍白(bai)虎(hu)。全(quan)鐘(zhong)(zhong)只有圖(tu)案(an),無(wu)文字,全(quan)國罕見,充分(fen)(fen)體現了(le)古(gu)代勞(lao)動人民的聰明智慧和高超的建筑技藝。
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