該廟創建年代(dai)(dai)不詳,元、明、清歷代(dai)(dai)均有修葺,現(xian)存無(wu)梁殿(dian)為(wei)元代(dai)(dai)建筑。
地址:高平市區(qu)東北10.5公里下臺村(現(xian)稱(cheng)中廟村)
古中廟位(wei)于高(gao)平市區東(dong)北10.5公里下臺(tai)村西北的高(gao)地上。
該(gai)(gai)廟(miao)創建(jian)年代(dai)不詳(xiang),元(yuan)(yuan)、明、清歷(li)代(dai)均有修(xiu)葺,現(xian)存無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian)為(wei)元(yuan)(yuan)代(dai)建(jian)筑(zhu),其余皆為(wei)清代(dai)重(zhong)修(xiu),該(gai)(gai)宮(gong)坐北(bei)朝南,二(er)進院(yuan)落,東(dong)西寬41米(mi)(mi),南北(bei)長(chang)65.4米(mi)(mi),占地面積2655平方(fang)米(mi)(mi),中軸線上有山(shan)(shan)門(men),無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian),正殿(dian)(dian),兩側有廂(xiang)房、配殿(dian)(dian),山(shan)(shan)門(men)外筑(zhu)東(dong)西戲樓各四(si)間(jian),山(shan)(shan)門(men)西側有磚券偏門(men)一座,額“炎帝中廟(miao)”原為(wei)廟(miao)的入口。無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian)(又稱獻亭)創建(jian)年代(dai)不詳(xiang),現(xian)存建(jian)筑(zhu)為(wei)元(yuan)(yuan)代(dai)建(jian)筑(zhu),因殿(dian)(dian)不設梁(liang)(liang)(liang)栿而俗稱無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)(liang)殿(dian)(dian),石砌(qi)臺基高(gao)1.2米(mi)(mi),面闊一間(jian)(6.3米(mi)(mi)),進深(shen)一間(jian)(8.56米(mi)(mi)),單檐(yan)九(jiu)脊歇山(shan)(shan)頂,筒板(ban)布瓦屋面,四(si)架(jia)(jia)椽屋,周(zhou)檐(yan)施(shi)用大額枋,老角梁(liang)(liang)(liang)后(hou)尾架(jia)(jia)抹角梁(liang)(liang)(liang),上施(shi)斗拱承屋架(jia)(jia),殿(dian)(dian)內施(shi)八角形藻井,中懸垂蓮柱。柱頭斗拱五鋪作,柱底施(shi)用方(fang)形素(su)面柱礎,裝修(xiu)均用隔扇(shan)。