德(de)陽(yang)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)位于德(de)陽(yang)市中(zhong)心南街。是(shi)我國西部地區保(bao)持(chi)完(wan)整(zheng)的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)中(zhong)規模較為宏大的(de)(de)一座孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao),全國三大孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)之一。占地面積29700平方米(約五十(shi)(shi)畝)廟(miao)(miao)外有孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)廣場、廟(miao)(miao)內有道(dao)冠古(gu)今德(de)配(pei)(pei)天地門、萬仞宮墻、欞星門、伴僑萍池、戟門、禮樂亭、大成(cheng)殿(dian)、啟圣殿(dian)等清(qing)代(dai)古(gu)建(jian)筑30余(yu)處。德(de)陽(yang)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)始建(jian)于南宋(song)開禧二年(nian)(nian)(公(gong)元1206年(nian)(nian)),明代(dai)、清(qing)代(dai)曾改建(jian)、增建(jian)多次。現(xian)存的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)是(shi)清(qing)道(dao)光三十(shi)(shi)年(nian)(nian)的(de)(de)格局。整(zheng)座孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)座北朝南,廟(miao)(miao)內紅(hong)墻黃瓦,殿(dian)宇(yu)軒(xuan)昂、布局嚴謹(jin)、宛如帝(di)王宮殿(dian)。各(ge)類石(shi)刻、木雕莫不(bu)精工(gong),具(ju)有很高的(de)(de)藝術(shu)和歷(li)史價值。除(chu)宏偉的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)古(gu)建(jian)筑可供觀覽外,大成(cheng)殿(dian)有孔(kong)(kong)(kong)子(zi)、四配(pei)(pei)、十(shi)(shi)二哲塑像陳(chen)列(lie)和祭孔(kong)(kong)(kong)禮樂器陳(chen)列(lie)、東西屋有孔(kong)(kong)(kong)門弟子(zi)七十(shi)(shi)二賢(xian)陳(chen)列(lie),孔(kong)(kong)(kong)子(zi)生平陳(chen)列(lie)。常(chang)年(nian)(nian)對游(you)人(ren)開放,并開展(zhan)導游(you)講解、攝影、旅游(you)紀(ji)念品出售等服務(wu)。還表演(yan)仿古(gu)祭孔(kong)(kong)(kong)樂舞。
孔(kong)(kong)子(zi),名(ming)丘,字(zi)仲尼,春秋(qiu)時魯國(guo)人(ren)(ren),是中(zhong)國(guo)偉大的(de)(de)思(si)想家(jia)(jia)、教育家(jia)(jia)、政治家(jia)(jia)、儒家(jia)(jia)學派創(chuang)治人(ren)(ren),世界文(wen)化名(ming)人(ren)(ren)。他創(chuang)立(li)的(de)(de)儒家(jia)(jia)學說,在(zai)漫長(chang)的(de)(de)中(zhong)國(guo)計(ji)建社會,奉(feng)為正統思(si)想,長(chang)達兩千多年。他彼統治者尊為 “大成至圣先師”、“文(wen)宣王”等(deng)。最初的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao),是孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)居住過的(de)(de)“廟(miao)(miao)(miao)屋三間”。唐太(tai)宗貞觀四年詔令各(ge)州縣皆立(li)孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao),隨著儒象思(si)想的(de)(de)傳播,孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)還越出國(guo)界。歲月滄桑,人(ren)(ren)們始終對孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)保(bao)持一(yi)種特殊(shu)的(de)(de)尊崇,各(ge)地亦保(bao)留(liu)了不少孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)。