鐘亭大鐘
位于公(gong)園中(zhong)心偏西。大(da)鐘(zhong)(zhong)紫銅澆鑄(zhu)(zhu)，高3.65米(mi)，口(kou)徑2.3米(mi)，底邊厚(hou)0.17米(mi)，重23000公(gong)斤(jin)。鐘(zhong)(zhong)頂鑄(zhu)(zhu)陽紋(wen)蓮瓣一(yi)周，提梁飾以云紋(wen)和波浪紋(wen)，鑄(zhu)(zhu)有“洪武二十(shi)一(yi)年（1388）九月(yue)吉日鑄(zhu)(zhu)”銘(ming)文。造型精(jing)美，聲音宏亮，數(shu)里(li)可聞。原鐘(zhong)(zhong)樓懸二鐘(zhong)(zhong)，清(qing)康熙年問鐘(zhong)(zhong)樓倒塌，二鐘(zhong)(zhong)墜地一(yi)立一(yi)臥，立者咸豐年間被毀。大(da)鐘(zhong)(zhong)亭重檐六角攢尖頂，灰筒瓦屋面，以六根鐵柱(zhu)(zhu)支撐，高14.5米(mi)，上架(jia)六角交叉鐵梁，大(da)鐘(zhong)(zhong)懸于梁下。鐵柱(zhu)(zhu)鐘(zhong)(zhong)亭由“金陵機器局”（今晨(chen)光機械廠前身）制(zhi)造。”柱(zhu)(zhu)上鑄(zhu)(zhu)有銘(ming)文。大(da)鐘(zhong)(zhong)亭與(yu)鼓樓成犄角之勢(shi)，地處市中(zhong)心，一(yi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)鼓，晨(chen)鐘(zhong)(zhong)暮鼓，適得其所。鐘(zhong)(zhong)亭與(yu)大(da)鐘(zhong)(zhong)列(lie)為新評“金陵四十(shi)景(jing)”之一(yi)，名“古亭晨(chen)鐘(zhong)(zhong)”。
三姑殿
位于公園北隅。鑄(zhu)大鐘(zhong)(zhong)，以(yi)明代技術條件極不(bu)(bu)易，因而人(ren)們編(bian)造(zao)出一個(ge)動人(ren)的(de)傳說悲劇，說朱元璋限(xian)期(qi)鑄(zhu)大鐘(zhong)(zhong)，違者誅(zhu)殺，工匠久鑄(zhu)不(bu)(bu)成(cheng)，眼看限(xian)期(qi)將至，紛紛逃匿，被(bei)監吏追回者加罪懲處，并(bing)押(ya)至冶練爐前限(xian)當日鑄(zhu)成(cheng)，工匠個(ge)個(ge)愁眉不(bu)(bu)展(zhan)，忽見一工匠3個(ge)女兒到(dao)來，并(bing)齊躍入爐中，爐口頓時噴射出萬丈烈焰(yan)，銅(tong)液很快凝(ning)固，終(zhong)鑄(zhu)成(cheng)鐘(zhong)(zhong)。為(wei)此(ci)(ci)(ci)，后(hou)人(ren)有把此(ci)(ci)(ci)鐘(zhong)(zhong)稱神鐘(zhong)(zhong)者，并(bing)于此(ci)(ci)(ci)建三姑廟，以(yi)祀之，對聯日：“三妹孝(xiao)義垂青史(shi)，千(qian)斛鏗鐘(zhong)(zhong)聲白門”。傳說二月(yue)十九、六月(yue)十九、九月(yue)十九為(wei)三個(ge)姑娘生日，每屆(jie)此(ci)(ci)(ci)時亭(ting)后(hou)三姑殿內，香(xiang)火熾熱。
大(da)鐘亭公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)位于鼓樓廣場(chang)東(dong)北，大(da)鐘亭路1號(hao)，總面積5500平方米(mi)，噴泉水面60平方米(mi)，綠地(di)率65.45%。園(yuan)(yuan)以大(da)鐘亭得名。系市屬文化園(yuan)(yuan)林。
明(ming)洪武二(er)十(shi)八(ba)年(nian)（1395）《洪武京(jing)城圖(tu)志》標明(ming)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)樓位于鼓樓西。民國《首都志》載：“碑樓（鼓樓）旁為倒鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)廠，有(you)明(ming)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)二(er)，鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)樓中(zhong)故物也。”《南(nan)京(jing)小志》載：“大鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亭，在鼓樓東側，俗稱(cheng)倒鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)廠。”
《南都都察院志》載：“鐘樓原在坐子鋪，建(jian)于(yu)明洪(hong)武十(shi)五(wu)年（1382），樓上懸鳴(ming)鐘一口，洪(hong)武二(er)十(shi)四(si)年（1391）四(si)月二(er)十(shi)日，鑄造立(li)鐘一口于(yu)樓前，洪(hong)武二(er)十(shi)五(wu)年（1392）十(shi)二(er)月十(shi)四(si)日，造臥(wo)鐘一口于(yu)府軍衛后崗。
到了清(qing)康(kang)熙年間(jian)，鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)樓(lou)倒(dao)塌，鳴(ming)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、立(li)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)皆毀(hui)，惟獨臥鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)尚(shang)仔(zi)，半陷于土中，俗稱倒(dao)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)廠（臥鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)鑄造日期與(yu)現存(cun)大鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)銘文(wen)有誤）。
光(guang)緒十(shi)五年（1889）由江寧(ning)布政使許振?在(zai)此(ci)建亭懸掛，稱鐵(tie)柱亭（大鐘(zhong)亭）。門首“元音再起”匾(bian)額已不存。由上所述(shu)，民國時(shi)期的大鐘(zhong)亭俗稱倒鐘(zhong)廠，并(bing)非原鐘(zhong)樓(lou)所在(zai)地（坐子鋪）。
大鐘(zhong)(zhong)亭(ting)位于南京市中心鼓(gu)(gu)樓廣場東北角，明(ming)洪武15年(nian)（1382年(nian)），建了一座(zuo)鼓(gu)(gu)樓和一座(zuo)鐘(zhong)(zhong)樓，當(dang)時(shi)有(you)兩只(zhi)鳴鐘(zhong)(zhong)。清咸(xian)豐年(nian)時(shi)，被毀(hui)一只(zhi)。清末江寧藩臺許振韋將尚存的一只(zhi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)移至現址，并撥款建了一座(zuo)鐵梁鐵柱(zhu)的六角亭(ting)來(lai)懸掛，即大鐘(zhong)(zhong)亭(ting)。鐘(zhong)(zhong)為紫銅澆鑄(zhu)，鐘(zhong)(zhong)高4．27米，上刻有(you)“洪武21年(nian)9月4日鑄(zhu)”銘文(wen)。鐘(zhong)(zhong)高19．60米。
大鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亭(ting)(ting)，亭(ting)(ting)中懸(xuan)(xuan)(xuan)洪(hong)(hong)武一(yi)(yi)二十(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)年(nian)（1388年(nian)）鑄(zhu)造的紫銅鳴鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)(yi)只。此(ci)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)原懸(xuan)(xuan)(xuan)于金川門內(nei)的鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)樓。洪(hong)(hong)武二十(shi)(shi)五年(nian)，又鑄(zhu)造臥鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，清(qing)康熙年(nian)間此(ci)處遭(zao)毀，鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)墜道旁(pang)，半陷(xian)土中。清(qing)末移(yi)至此(ci)，并建此(ci)鐵梁(liang)鐵柱(zhu)的六角(jiao)亭(ting)(ting)，將(jiang)明代臥鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)懸(xuan)(xuan)(xuan)掛，即"大鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亭(ting)(ting)"。大鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)質精形(xing)美，聲音(yin)洪(hong)(hong)亮，頂(ding)部凸鑄(zhu)蓮花瓣紋一(yi)(yi)周，提梁(liang)上飾(shi)以云紋和波(bo)浪式卷角(jiao)，鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)上有“洪(hong)(hong)武二十(shi)(shi)九(jiu)年(nian)吉日鑄(zhu)”銘文(wen)。
大(da)鐘亭位(wei)于(yu)南(nan)京(jing)市(shi)中(zhong)心(xin)鼓樓廣場東北角，是省級文(wen)物保(bao)護單位(wei)，被列(lie)為(wei)(wei)新評《金陵四(si)十景》之首(shou)，即“古亭晨鐘”。有(you)(you)著(zhu)悠久的名勝古跡(ji)，又(you)地(di)處(chu)市(shi)中(zhong)心(xin)鬧市(shi)區，公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)原(yuan)現狀卻不盡(jin)如人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)意。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)共有(you)(you)1700平方(fang)米，其中(zhong)建(jian)筑有(you)(you)658平方(fang)米。出入(ru)口(kou)只有(you)(you)西部一個，北部與東部周圍建(jian)筑破(po)爛陳舊，低矮棚戶(hu)中(zhong)住了近百戶(hu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)家。由(you)于(yu)地(di)段好(hao)和(he)有(you)(you)特色，這(zhe)里已形成為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)外(wai)游客喜(xi)來(lai)樂往的一個旅游定點，每年(nian)平均人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)流量(liang)為(wei)(wei)12萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)次，接待外(wai)賓1萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)次，節假日(ri)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)流量(liang)可達(da)4600人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)次/日(ri)，許多涉外(wai)活動(dong)(dong)與洽談活動(dong)(dong)都在(zai)這(zhe)里舉(ju)行。為(wei)(wei)了保(bao)護文(wen)物，美化城市(shi)景觀(guan)，擴(kuo)(kuo)大(da)城市(shi)公(gong)(gong)共綠(lv)化，提(ti)高(gao)環境(jing)質量(liang)，與人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)防工程相結合(he)，將大(da)鐘亭公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)進行擴(kuo)(kuo)建(jian)改(gai)造。
