陽(yang)谷文(wen)廟(miao)(miao)位(wei)于(yu)縣(xian)城西(xi)南(nan)(nan)隅(yu),紫石街北側,景陽(yang)岡酒廠家屬(shu)院。陽(yang)谷文(wen)廟(miao)(miao)初建(jian)(jian)于(yu)宋代,后多次重修(xiu)擴(kuo)建(jian)(jian),形成(cheng)(cheng)了一個規模可觀(guan)(guan)的宮殿(dian)(dian)(dian)式古建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)群。原有(you)(you)(you)(you)大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)5間(jian)(jian),東(dong)(dong)西(xi)配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)個9間(jian)(jian),欞星門(men)各3間(jian)(jian),并有(you)(you)(you)(you)泮(pan)池,文(wen)昌樓、明倫堂、啟圣祠、鄉賢明宦祠、敬一亭、奎星閣、尊經閣、神庫等附屬(shu)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)。先(xian)僅存大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)5間(jian)(jian),東(dong)(dong)配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)4間(jian)(jian)。大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)是文(wen)廟(miao)(miao)的主體建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu),鑒(jian)于(yu)明成(cheng)(cheng)化(hua)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(jian),距今已(yi)有(you)(you)(you)(you)五百多年(nian)(nian)的歷(li)史(shi)。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)外北、東(dong)(dong)、西(xi)三面(mian)墻(qiang)(qiang)用青磚砌成(cheng)(cheng),南(nan)(nan)面(mian)為木制。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)頂起高脊,歇山式,上復筒瓦,飛檐斗拱,甚為壯觀(guan)(guan)。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內雕梁(liang)畫柱,有(you)(you)(you)(you)14根高12米直徑約為半米的筆(bi)直楠松立柱支撐。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內正位(wei)原有(you)(you)(you)(you)孔子塑像,東(dong)(dong)西(xi)兩(liang)邊(bian)分(fen)列顏回、子思、曾參、孟軻“四配”塑像,其旁又各有(you)(you)(you)(you)六像,即十(shi)二哲。據(ju)說(shuo),陽(yang)谷文(wen)廟(miao)(miao)從來沒(mei)有(you)(you)(you)(you)開過(guo)南(nan)(nan)大(da)門(men),欞星門(men)用影壁墻(qiang)(qiang)阻(zu)著,出入只走兩(liang)邊(bian)小門(men),說(shuo)是因為沒(mei)出過(guo)文(wen)狀元的緣故。
陽(yang)谷(gu)文廟(miao)始建于宋崇宗四年(nian)(公元1105年(nian)),距今已有近千(qian)(qian)年(nian)的歷史,見證(zheng)了(le)(le)陽(yang)谷(gu)千(qian)(qian)年(nian)歷史的興衰。千(qian)(qian)百年(nian)來陽(yang)谷(gu)文廟(miao)曾三次落架大修(xiu)。2004年(nian),經省市(shi)文物(wu)主管(guan)部(bu)門(men)同意(yi)。陽(yang)谷(gu)縣景陽(yang)岡(gang)酒業有限公司出資對文廟(miao)重修(xiu),歷時(shi)6年(nian)全(quan)部(bu)完工,修(xiu)建了(le)(le)“千(qian)(qian)秋陽(yang)谷(gu)”文化園,修(xiu)葺了(le)(le)文廟(miao)大成(cheng)殿(dian)及附屬建筑。
2004年3月,山東(dong)景陽(yang)(yang)岡酒(jiu)廠(chang)從發(fa)展文化(hua)旅游產業(ye)、建設(she)文化(hua)大(da)縣的(de)目標出發(fa),經省(sheng)、市、縣文化(hua)主管部門批準(zhun),對文廟予以(yi)重(zhong)(zhong)修(xiu),于2005年8月落成(cheng)(cheng)。新修(xiu)文廟采用宋(song)代建筑風格(ge),建有大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿五間(jian),東(dong)西配(pei)殿各七間(jian),大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)殿塑有孔(kong)子(zi)巨型雕像,兩(liang)側為顏子(zi)、子(zi)思、曾參(can)、孟(meng)子(zi)塑像,三面墻壁上為概述孔(kong)子(zi)生平的(de)“圣(sheng)(sheng)跡(ji)圖(tu)”。東(dong)西兩(liang)側配(pei)殿展示的(de)是“論語(yu)”和(he)歷(li)代名(ming)人書法杰(jie)作。新建大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)門、龍亭各一座。大(da)成(cheng)(cheng)門外東(dong)西兩(liang)側的(de)文化(hua)長廊詳實記(ji)述了陽(yang)(yang)谷(gu)(gu)的(de)歷(li)史(shi)(shi)變遷、風土民情、歷(li)史(shi)(shi)故(gu)事、杰(jie)出人物和(he)歷(li)史(shi)(shi)典籍,是陽(yang)(yang)谷(gu)(gu)千年歷(li)史(shi)(shi)文化(hua)的(de)巨幅(fu)畫卷。重(zhong)(zhong)修(xiu)文廟時(shi),還建設(she)了“孫(sun)臏兵法展館”,文圣(sheng)(sheng)、兵圣(sheng)(sheng)交相生輝,使(shi)“千秋陽(yang)(yang)谷(gu)(gu)”文化(hua)園區成(cheng)(cheng)為陽(yang)(yang)谷(gu)(gu)的(de)又一重(zhong)(zhong)要文化(hua)旅游景區。
2006年(nian)12月(yue)7日,授予山(shan)東(dong)省文物保護單位(wei)。