寺(si)院歷史悠久,具有(you)元代建筑遺風,明(ming)、清(qing)兩代曾(ceng)有(you)不同(tong)程度的修葺。寺(si)院占地總(zong)面(mian)積(ji)4652.5平方米,現(xian)存建筑面(mian)積(ji)1302.3平方米。
寺院(yuan)(yuan)依據(ju)土臺(tai)(tai)(tai)而建,坐北(bei)向南,前(qian)后(hou)兩進院(yuan)(yuan)。從路旁登臺(tai)(tai)(tai)階十數級而上(shang)平臺(tai)(tai)(tai),臺(tai)(tai)(tai)由(you)花(hua)格磚墻(qiang)圍繞,兩側猶有八字形(xing)(xing)掩壁(bi)。平臺(tai)(tai)(tai)上(shang)的天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)即寺院(yuan)(yuan)之前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),面闊(kuo)5間(jian),進深5椽,懸山式(shi),通面闊(kuo)21米,明間(jian)為(wei)(wei)通道(dao)。甬(yong)道(dao)之北(bei)的中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)屹立(li)于(yu)(yu)高臺(tai)(tai)(tai)基上(shang),面闊(kuo)5間(jian),進深6椽,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內雙槽,單檐歇山頂。柱(zhu)礎素面覆盆式(shi),柱(zhu)頭卷(juan)剎(cha),有側腳生起。普柏(bo)枋至(zhi)角柱(zhu)出頭,刻(ke)海棠線。斗(dou)拱(gong)五鋪(pu)作(zuo)雙下昂計(ji)心造,昂為(wei)(wei)琴面式(shi),假昂。補間(jian)鋪(pu)作(zuo)次間(jian)4朵,明、梢(shao)間(jian)3朵,梢(shao)間(jian)與(yu)轉角鋪(pu)作(zuo)呈鴛(yuan)鴦交首狀,拱(gong)頭抹作(zuo)斜面,斜度甚小。用(yong)材(cai)比例17:11,足材(cai)為(wei)(wei)22:11,相(xiang)當(dang)于(yu)(yu)“六等(deng)材(cai)”。梁架用(yong)材(cai)接近圓形(xing)(xing),構件加工多(duo)(duo)作(zuo)草(cao)袱處理。梁枋間(jian)多(duo)(duo)用(yong)斗(dou)拱(gong)、駝峰支承。屋頂布瓦覆甍,勾(gou)頭印花(hua)卉紋飾,滴水作(zuo)花(hua)邊狀。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內尚存明代壁(bi)畫,脊(ji)檁題記(ji)有“大明成化五年歲次己丑重建”字樣,中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)前(qian)之兩廂(xiang)有硬山頂。配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)各3間(jian),為(wei)(wei)“二郎殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”及“土地(di)祠”。
中(zhong)殿(dian)之(zhi)后,原有正(zheng)殿(dian)和東、西配殿(dian),于戰爭(zheng)年代拆毀。全寺(si)所有彩(cai)塑以及山門(men)外的(de)戲(xi)臺,一概不存。唯古佛殿(dian)地下西段(duan)埋藏有廢除的(de)石雕佛數尊(zun)。寺(si)院之(zhi)西,為(wei)永福寺(si)的(de)禪院之(zhi)所在。
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