太(tai)原純陽宮(gong)(gong),道教著(zhu)名宮(gong)(gong)觀(guan)(guan)。在山西省太(tai)原市(shi)五一(yi)廣(guang)場西北隅。是(shi)全國重點文(wen)物保護(hu)單位。又名呂(lv)祖(zu)廟。始建(jian)(jian)(jian)于(yu)元代,明代萬(wan)歷(li)年間I(1573—1620)重修(xiu),清代乾隆年間(1736—1795)曾(ceng)有整修(xiu)與擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)。前有四(si)柱三樓(lou)木牌坊,內(nei)主(zhu)要(yao)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)有呂(lv)祖(zu)殿、回(hui)廊亭、巍閣(ge)(ge)、配房、磚券窯洞(dong)、關公亭等;主(zhu)體(ti)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)呂(lv)祖(zu)殿,面闊三間,雄偉壯觀(guan)(guan),殿內(nei)原奉(feng)呂(lv)洞(dong)賓塑(su)像;殿后兩(liang)院(yuan),各(ge)以樓(lou)閣(ge)(ge)式(shi)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)組成(cheng),高低錯落,曲折回(hui)旋,形式(shi)別(bie)致;后院(yuan)之中(zhong)的(de)巍閣(ge)(ge)是(shi)宮(gong)(gong)內(nei)的(de)高建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu),登閣(ge)(ge)環眺(tiao),市(shi)區風光(guang)歷(li)歷(li)在目。宮(gong)(gong)之四(si)隅各(ge)建(jian)(jian)(jian)八角攢尖亭一(yi)座(zuo)。昔是(shi)太(tai)原道教著(zhu)名宮(gong)(gong)觀(guan)(guan)之一(yi)。
純(chun)(chun)陽(yang)宮是(shi)一(yi)座集(ji)廟宇、園(yuan)林風(feng)格為(wei)一(yi)體的(de)(de)(de)(de)五進院(yuan)落,院(yuan)內(nei)亭臺樓閣樣樣皆有(you)(you)。門前有(you)(you)四(si)柱三(san)樓木牌坊,其造型、色(se)彩均獨具特(te)色(se),惹人注目。呂祖殿(dian)是(shi)純(chun)(chun)陽(yang)宮的(de)(de)(de)(de)主(zhu)殿(dian), 位于院(yuan)落中(zhong)央,面闊三(san)間,方(fang)方(fang)正(zheng)正(zheng),是(shi)宮內(nei)壯觀的(de)(de)(de)(de)建筑(zhu)。殿(dian)后(hou)的(de)(de)(de)(de)那(nei)座院(yuan)落建筑(zhu)格局頗為(wei)獨特(te),據(ju)說是(shi)按八卦(gua)的(de)(de)(de)(de)方(fang)位而建,具有(you)(you)鮮明的(de)(de)(de)(de)道教建筑(zhu)特(te)色(se),也是(shi)整個純(chun)(chun)陽(yang)宮的(de)(de)(de)(de)精華所在。
純(chun)陽宮(gong)的建(jian)筑(zhu)占地不大,它(ta)以巧思入(ru)神的布局為世人稱道。后面兩(liang)院為樓閣式建(jian)筑(zhu),錯落有致,曲折回旋,徜徉此間,大有“山重(zhong)水復疑無路(lu),柳(liu)暗花(hua)明又一村(cun)”之(zhi)感。后院巍(wei)閣為觀(guan)中高建(jian)筑(zhu),登閣環眺,置身于瓊樓玉宇之(zhi)上(shang),獨具匠心的布局在宮(gong)觀(guan)祠宇中實屬少(shao)見。
純陽(yang)(yang)宮(gong)主(zhu)要建(jian)筑(zhu)為(wei)(wei):呂祖殿、方形(xing)單間回廊亭及巍(wei)閣(ge)。四圍建(jian)配房和磚卷窯洞。前院(yuan)亦樓(lou)(lou)閣(ge)式(shi)建(jian)筑(zhu),平面為(wei)(wei)方形(xing)抹角,四隅建(jian)八(ba)角攢尖(jian)亭,益(yi)增雅趣。解放后(hou)又增設假山,建(jian)關公亭及碑廊二十(shi)盈 純陽(yang)(yang)宮(gong)建(jian)筑(zhu)群(qun)布局嚴(yan)謹,類型(xing)眾多,洞石亭閣(ge),殿樓(lou)(lou)相間,為(wei)(wei)道教建(jian)筑(zhu)文化中別(bie)具特色的優秀范例。現(xian)辟(pi)為(wei)(wei)山西(xi)省(sheng)藝術博(bo)物(wu)館。 純陽(yang)(yang)宮(gong)原(yuan)來(lai)也是山西(xi)省(sheng)博(bo)物(wu)館所在地,后(hou)遷出(chu)。