建筑格局
建于(yu)(yu)晉(jin)咸和年(nian)間(jian)(326—334年(nian))。咸豐(feng)之(zhi)際,劫火四(si)起,塔(ta)(ta)存而棟宇皆毀……”。重修的(de)法云寺于(yu)(yu)1958年(nian)拆毀。現存的(de)古塔(ta)(ta),為本(ben)縣最高的(de)筑結構(gou)佛(fo)(fo)教建筑。塔(ta)(ta)為四(si)方形(xing)(xing)七級,通高28米,飛檐斗拱,屬(shu)樓閣式(shi)建筑;塔(ta)(ta)基寬3.5米,高1.35米,為條石砌成。中有(you)塔(ta)(ta)心室,中空至頂,每(mei)(mei)層(ceng)每(mei)(mei)面砌有(you)10個(ge)(ge)磚(zhuan)雕神(shen)龕(kan),每(mei)(mei)龕(kan)有(you)1大2小3個(ge)(ge)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang),佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)系(xi)印模(mo)燒制圖案,中為如來(lai)佛(fo)(fo)祖,左右為迦葉和阿儺,形(xing)(xing)象(xiang)生(sheng)動逼真。塔(ta)(ta)內所(suo)塑(su)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)共計有(you)1680尊(zun),形(xing)(xing)象(xiang)生(sheng)動逼真,塔(ta)(ta)頂稍壞(huai),余皆完(wan)好。
維修前,塔身(shen)殘高20.6米(mi),底層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)單面闊3.2米(mi),壁厚80至(zhi)100厘(li)(li)米(mi)。各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)設腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)、平(ping)座,下(xia)置(zhi)“磚(zhuan)(zhuan)制仿木(mu)斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)”,腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)均用磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌坡(po)形屋面。其中,二、三層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)用“重拱(gong)(gong)(gong)偷心(xin)造(zao)”,橫(heng)拱(gong)(gong)(gong)為“鴛鴦交手(shou)”,“補(bu)間”五朵(duo),轉角鋪(pu)作(zuo)45度(du)斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong);五層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)“補(bu)間”三朵(duo),其余技法和三、四層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)相同;六層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)不用拱(gong)(gong)(gong);七層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)無腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)。各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)平(ping)座寬度(du)在(zai)10厘(li)(li)米(mi)左(zuo)右,其下(xia)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌“須彌座”、“束腰(yao)”、“圭角”等造(zao)型(xing),這(zhe)些造(zao)型(xing)構圖別(bie)出,與各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)的(de)腰(yao)檐(yan)(yan)、斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)相間,繁簡得體,效果生(sheng)動(dong),不失為獨具匠心(xin)之作(zuo)。
文物價值
凝聚了我(wo)國古代人民的勞動智慧(hui)和(he)結晶。具有(you)重(zhong)要的文物考古價值(zhi)和(he)研究價值(zhi)。
文物保護
縣(xian)人民政(zheng)府于(yu)1983年(nian)8月公(gong)布為縣(xian)級文物保護單位。2008年(nian),由省(sheng)文物局及縣(xian)政(zheng)府撥專款30萬(wan)元對法云寺塔進行加(jia)固(gu)維修(xiu),并于(yu)2009年(nian)5月正式(shi)動工。