湘樂鎮居(ju)于(yu)湘樂河北岸(an)臺地上,北靠宇村原(yuan),西南距寧縣城(cheng)三(san)十(shi)五(wu)公里。這里依山旁水,自然(ran)環境(jing)優(you)美。
湘樂(le)在歷史上(shang)頗(po)有名(ming)望(wang)。據史書(shu)記載(zai):遠在漢(han)時在此置襄(xiang)洛縣。后魏徒治于此改為(wei)襄(xiang)樂(le)。西魏置燕州(zhou)。后周俱廢。唐屬寧(ning)州(zhou)。金仍之。元至元七年并入(ru)寧(ning)州(zhou)。明設巡(xun)檢司。清為(wei)鎮。今為(wei)湘樂(le)公社駐(zhu)地。湘樂(le)古(gu)城址建于何時,無考。目前城垣殘存(cun)。磚(zhuan)塔聳(song)立(li)于古(gu)城內的西北角(jiao)。
磚(zhuan)塔(ta),平(ping)面(mian)呈(cheng)六(liu)(liu)角形,樓閣式,高(gao)七層(ceng),頂部殘,通體高(gao)約22米(mi)(mi)(mi)。第(di)一層(ceng)塔(ta)身很高(gao),無臺基和(he)基坐(zuo),越向上越收小。第(di)一層(ceng)每(mei)面(mian)寬(kuan)(kuan)3.76米(mi)(mi)(mi),門(men)(men)(men)(men)向南,單(dan)磚(zhuan)券頂,門(men)(men)(men)(men)高(gao)2.22米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)1.18米(mi)(mi)(mi),進(jin)深2.06米(mi)(mi)(mi)。內辟六(liu)(liu)角形塔(ta)室(shi),每(mei)面(mian)寬(kuan)(kuan)1.42米(mi)(mi)(mi)。第(di)一層(ceng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)北(bei)面(mian)開券門(men)(men)(men)(men),施(shi)龕(kan)室(shi),門(men)(men)(men)(men)寬(kuan)(kuan)0.70米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)1.65米(mi)(mi)(mi),進(jin)深0.80米(mi)(mi)(mi),龕(kan)高(gao)2米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)1.04米(mi)(mi)(mi)。各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)塔(ta)檐每(mei)面(mian)出雙(shuang)抄華拱(gong),每(mei)面(mian)斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong)五朵,上承替木。在第(di)二層(ceng)和(he)第(di)三層(ceng)施(shi)平(ping)坐(zuo),平(ping)坐(zuo)下(xia)斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong)與檐下(xia)相同,平(ping)坐(zuo)上施(shi)欄(lan)桿(gan),欄(lan)板為(wei)直欞式,上施(shi)斗(dou)(dou)子蜀(shu)柱,做八角形柱,柱頭(tou)施(shi)明顯(xian)的(de)卷剎。塔(ta)身各(ge)(ge)層(ceng)每(mei)間隔一面(mian)設真(zhen)門(men)(men)(men)(men)或刻版(ban)(ban)門(men)(men)(men)(men)與直欞窗(chuang),真(zhen)門(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)圭角形門(men)(men)(men)(men)洞,版(ban)(ban)門(men)(men)(men)(men)施(shi)方形門(men)(men)(men)(men)框,雙(shuang)門(men)(men)(men)(men)半掩,門(men)(men)(men)(men)向各(ge)(ge)方都(dou)有。第(di)六(liu)(liu)層(ceng)塔(ta)檐每(mei)面(mian)三朵斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong),與他層(ceng)不同。