該(gai)廟(miao)創建(jian)年代不詳,元(yuan)、明、清歷(li)代均有修(xiu)葺,現存無(wu)梁殿為元(yuan)代建(jian)筑。
地址(zhi):高平(ping)市區東北10.5公里下臺村(現(xian)稱中廟村)
古中廟位于(yu)高(gao)平市區東北(bei)10.5公里下臺(tai)村西(xi)北(bei)的高(gao)地上(shang)。
該廟創(chuang)建年(nian)代(dai)(dai)不詳(xiang),元(yuan)、明(ming)、清歷代(dai)(dai)均有(you)修葺(qi),現(xian)存(cun)無(wu)(wu)梁殿(dian)(dian)(dian)為(wei)元(yuan)代(dai)(dai)建筑,其余皆為(wei)清代(dai)(dai)重修,該宮坐北朝南,二進院(yuan)落,東西(xi)寬41米(mi)(mi),南北長65.4米(mi)(mi),占(zhan)地面積2655平方米(mi)(mi),中(zhong)軸線上有(you)山(shan)門(men)(men),無(wu)(wu)梁殿(dian)(dian)(dian),正(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),兩側(ce)有(you)廂房、配殿(dian)(dian)(dian),山(shan)門(men)(men)外筑東西(xi)戲樓各四間,山(shan)門(men)(men)西(xi)側(ce)有(you)磚券偏(pian)門(men)(men)一(yi)座,額“炎帝中(zhong)廟”原為(wei)廟的入(ru)口。無(wu)(wu)梁殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(又(you)稱獻亭)創(chuang)建年(nian)代(dai)(dai)不詳(xiang),現(xian)存(cun)建筑為(wei)元(yuan)代(dai)(dai)建筑,因殿(dian)(dian)(dian)不設梁栿(fa)而俗稱無(wu)(wu)梁殿(dian)(dian)(dian),石砌(qi)臺基高1.2米(mi)(mi),面闊一(yi)間(6.3米(mi)(mi)),進深一(yi)間(8.56米(mi)(mi)),單(dan)檐九脊歇山(shan)頂(ding),筒板布瓦屋面,四架(jia)椽(chuan)屋,周檐施用(yong)(yong)大(da)額枋,老角梁后(hou)尾架(jia)抹角梁,上施斗(dou)拱(gong)承屋架(jia),殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內施八角形(xing)(xing)藻井(jing),中(zhong)懸(xuan)垂蓮柱(zhu)。柱(zhu)頭斗(dou)拱(gong)五鋪作,柱(zhu)底施用(yong)(yong)方形(xing)(xing)素面柱(zhu)礎,裝修均用(yong)(yong)隔(ge)扇。