嘉祥寺(si),位于山西省晉城(cheng)市高(gao)平(ping)市城(cheng)東北(bei)10公(gong)里的(de)赤祥村。距高(gao)平(ping)市寺(si)莊鎮王報村二郞廟20公(gong)里。第七批全國(guo)重點文物(wu)保護(hu)單(dan)位。免(mian)門票,無(wu)停車費。
嘉祥寺位(wei)于山西(xi)省(sheng)晉(jin)城市高平市城東北10公(gong)里的赤祥村,是(shi)中華人民共(gong)和國(guo)全(quan)國(guo)重點(dian)文(wen)物(wu)(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)(dan)位(wei)之一(yi)。1996年(nian)1月(yue)12日,授(shou)予山西(xi)省(sheng)文(wen)物(wu)(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)(dan)位(wei),2013年(nian)5月(yue)授(shou)予全(quan)國(guo)重點(dian)文(wen)物(wu)(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)(dan)位(wei),是(shi)一(yi)座古(gu)建筑(zhu)及歷史紀念建筑(zhu)物(wu)(wu)始建于五代后周年(nian)間(jian)(951—953年(nian)),宋(song)元明清各代屢有(you)增修(xiu)。
寺建于村西(xi)(xi),地(di)勢較(jiao)高,環(huan)境幽雅,“寺為(wei)降祥(xiang)之(zhi)區,村為(wei)受(shou)祥(xiang)之(zhi)地(di)。”坐北朝南,三(san)進院落,現存建筑有觀音殿(dian)(dian)、前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)(dian)、三(san)佛殿(dian)(dian)、東西(xi)(xi)配殿(dian)(dian)、廂(xiang)房等(deng),前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)(dian)為(wei)宋代遺構,余皆(jie)明清(qing)所建。前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)(dian)亦名(ming)轉佛殿(dian)(dian),臺(tai)基高0.85米,面闊三(san)間,進深(shen)六椽(chuan),單(dan)檐(yan)歇山(shan)式屋頂(ding),琉璃(li)脊飾(shi),四鋪作單(dan)昂(ang)斗栱,殿(dian)(dian)內四壁(bi)滿(man)繪(hui)壁(bi)畫,被白灰覆蓋,內容不詳。殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)(qian)豎有經幢兩座,皆(jie)建制于五代后(hou)周廣順三(san)年(953年),一(yi)為(wei)佛頂(ding)尊勝(sheng)陀(tuo)羅尼經,一(yi)為(wei)佛說阿(a)彌陀(tuo)佛經。