河底成湯廟為全國文物(wu)保護單位。
河(he)底成湯廟位于(yu)澤州縣大東(dong)溝鎮河(he)底村村中,其始(shi)建(jian)年代不詳,現存碑刻有宋(song)徽宗(zong)大觀元(yuan)年重(zhong)修的記載,后歷明、清(qing)幾經(jing)修繕,終呈今日風(feng)貌。
成湯廟坐北(bei)朝(chao)南(nan),一(yi)(yi)進院落,廟門開(kai)于正南(nan),平面布局規整。整個廟宇建于巨大砂石條砌筑的高臺(tai)(tai)(tai)之(zhi)上,兩(liang)側對(dui)稱設臺(tai)(tai)(tai)階可登臨,是(shi)典型的唐代寺(si)廟建筑臺(tai)(tai)(tai)基風格。在(zai)此高臺(tai)(tai)(tai)上南(nan)端又支出-臺(tai)(tai)(tai)一(yi)(yi)座,同樣(yang)兩(liang)側設臺(tai)(tai)(tai)階,亦屬唐代遺存(cun)。-臺(tai)(tai)(tai)北(bei)則為(wei)湯帝廟的山門,三開(kai)間門廊式,現存(cun)為(wei)明建。
湯帝廟主要建筑是正殿(dian)湯帝殿(dian),宋建。殿(dian)闊三間,進深六椽,單檐懸(xuan)山頂,舉折(zhe)平(ping)緩,出檐深遠。前檐柱(zhu)四(si)根,青石質,四(si)棱抹角(jiao),方形(xing)(xing)覆蓮柱(zhu)礎,殿(dian)下建一石砌臺基。檐柱(zhu)微有卷(juan)殺,角(jiao)柱(zhu)生起(qi)。檐下斗(dou)栱權衡較大,布置亦較疏朗,柱(zhu)頭(tou)斗(dou)栱七鋪(pu)作,單下真(zhen)昂(ang),耍(shua)頭(tou)亦作昂(ang)形(xing)(xing),無補間鋪(pu)作.
各(ge)朵斗(dou)栱間均有(you)透空(kong)瓦雕(diao)裝(zhuang)飾,雕(diao)工(gong)繁麗,內(nei)(nei)容頗豐,為后世維修時所加(jia)。斗(dou)栱上直接承托撩檐桁,下(xia)則為普柏枋(fang),闌(lan)額(e)用(yong)材甚小(xiao),很顯單薄,與其(qi)上普柏枋(fang)之關系呈“T”字形(xing)。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)門用(yong)石門框,青石質,門框上現(xian)存宋大(da)觀二(er)年題記。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內(nei)(nei)梁架規整,前朝彩繪(hui)依稀(xi)。正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)前原有(you)月臺(tai)一座,現(xian)已被(bei)拆(chai)毀不存。河底正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)東(dong)西(xi)分(fen)設偏殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(也(ye)為宋建),東(dong)為關帝殿(dian)(dian)(dian),西(xi)為高謀(mou)祠。另有(you)龍王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、牛王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、馬(ma)王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、五瘟(wen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)等并東(dong)西(xi)廂(xiang)房數十間。早(zao)些年均被(bei)改作它用(yong),近代氣息頗濃。
廟內(nei)現存(cun)有(you)宋(song)大(da)觀年間重(zhong)修碑(bei)記及明清重(zhong)修碑(bei)、記事碑(bei)數(shu)通,唐代(dai)遺存(cun)雕金錢紋(wen)砂石柱二根,保存(cun)完(wan)好。
現為全國第七批文物保(bao)護單位。