介紹
武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)又(you)名(ming)關(guan)圣廟(miao)(miao)、關(guan)帝廟(miao)(miao)、關(guan)云長(chang)廟(miao)(miao),是專門(men)祭祀關(guan)圣大(da)帝——關(guan)云長(chang)的寺廟(miao)(miao)。零(ling)陵(ling)(ling)武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)坐落于(yu)永(yong)州零(ling)陵(ling)(ling)古城(cheng)東(dong)山,坐東(dong)朝西(xi),始建于(yu)明洪武(wu)(wu)(wu)年(nian)間,現現僅存正殿及(ji)抱廈,為清光緒十年(nian)(1884年(nian))重(zhong)修。歷史上,零(ling)陵(ling)(ling)武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao)曾(ceng)是湘(xiang)(xiang)南永(yong)州、衡(heng)陽、邵陽、郴州等(deng)州府共(gong)同(tong)奉祭的高等(deng)級武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao),五(wu)進五(wu)開間,為我國江南規模最大(da)的武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)(miao),有“北有山西(xi)運城(cheng),南有湘(xiang)(xiang)首永(yong)州”之說。
正殿位于東山之(zhi)巔(dian),磚(zhuan)木(mu)結(jie)構,建(jian)筑(zhu)面(mian)積約700平方米,歇(xie)山重檐式,紅墻(qiang)青(qing)瓦,翼角高翹,端莊雄(xiong)偉。殿前檐廊寬約三米,六廊柱,其中青(qing)石(shi)龍(long)柱四根,柱徑0.41米,浮雕雌雄(xiong)蟠龍(long),從下(xia)往上纏繞,龍(long)頭碩大,橫跨(kua)凌空0.62米,張嘴含珠,騰空欲飛,為全國最(zui)大青(qing)石(shi)龍(long)柱之(zhi)一,氣勢全國之(zhi)最(zui)。抱廈前的青(qing)石(shi)浮雕五(wu)龍(long)丹(dan)墀,筋骨鱗爪畢現(xian),功力透徹,亦映襯(chen)出關公的勇武精(jing)神(shen)。
2013年,零陵武(wu)廟(miao)與零陵文(wen)(wen)廟(miao)合為零陵文(wen)(wen)武(wu)雙廟(miao)被列入(ru)全國重點(dian)文(wen)(wen)物保(bao)護單位。