太(tai)原純陽宮(gong),道教著名宮(gong)觀。在(zai)山西(xi)省太(tai)原市五一廣場西(xi)北隅。是(shi)全(quan)國重點文(wen)物保護單位。又名呂祖(zu)廟。始建(jian)(jian)(jian)于元代(dai),明代(dai)萬歷(li)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)I(1573—1620)重修(xiu)(xiu),清代(dai)乾(qian)隆(long)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(1736—1795)曾有(you)整修(xiu)(xiu)與擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)。前有(you)四柱三樓木牌(pai)坊,內(nei)主要(yao)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑有(you)呂祖(zu)殿(dian)(dian)、回廊(lang)亭(ting)、巍閣、配房、磚券窯洞、關公亭(ting)等(deng);主體建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑呂祖(zu)殿(dian)(dian),面闊(kuo)三間(jian),雄偉壯觀,殿(dian)(dian)內(nei)原奉呂洞賓塑像;殿(dian)(dian)后兩院,各(ge)(ge)以樓閣式建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑組(zu)成,高低錯(cuo)落,曲折回旋(xuan),形式別致;后院之中的(de)巍閣是(shi)宮(gong)內(nei)的(de)高建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑,登閣環眺,市區風光歷(li)歷(li)在(zai)目(mu)。宮(gong)之四隅各(ge)(ge)建(jian)(jian)(jian)八角攢尖亭(ting)一座。昔是(shi)太(tai)原道教著名宮(gong)觀之一。
純(chun)陽(yang)宮(gong)(gong)是(shi)一座集廟宇、園(yuan)林(lin)風格為(wei)一體的(de)(de)五進院落,院內亭(ting)臺樓閣樣樣皆有(you)。門前有(you)四柱(zhu)三(san)樓木(mu)牌(pai)坊,其造型、色(se)彩均(jun)獨具特色(se),惹(re)人注目。呂祖殿(dian)是(shi)純(chun)陽(yang)宮(gong)(gong)的(de)(de)主殿(dian), 位于院落中央,面闊三(san)間,方(fang)方(fang)正(zheng)(zheng)正(zheng)(zheng),是(shi)宮(gong)(gong)內壯觀的(de)(de)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)。殿(dian)后(hou)的(de)(de)那座院落建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)格局頗為(wei)獨特,據說是(shi)按(an)八卦的(de)(de)方(fang)位而建(jian)(jian),具有(you)鮮明的(de)(de)道教(jiao)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)特色(se),也是(shi)整個純(chun)陽(yang)宮(gong)(gong)的(de)(de)精華所(suo)在。
純陽宮的(de)建筑(zhu)(zhu)占地不大,它以(yi)巧思入神的(de)布(bu)局為(wei)(wei)世人稱道。后(hou)面兩院為(wei)(wei)樓閣式建筑(zhu)(zhu),錯(cuo)落有致,曲折回旋,徜徉此間(jian),大有“山重水復疑無路,柳暗花(hua)明(ming)又一村”之感。后(hou)院巍閣為(wei)(wei)觀(guan)(guan)中高建筑(zhu)(zhu),登閣環眺,置身于瓊樓玉宇之上(shang),獨具匠(jiang)心的(de)布(bu)局在宮觀(guan)(guan)祠(ci)宇中實屬少見(jian)。
純(chun)陽宮(gong)(gong)主要建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)為(wei)(wei):呂(lv)祖殿(dian)、方形單(dan)間(jian)回廊(lang)亭(ting)(ting)及巍(wei)閣。四(si)圍建(jian)(jian)配房和磚卷窯(yao)洞(dong)。前院亦(yi)樓閣式建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu),平面(mian)為(wei)(wei)方形抹(mo)角,四(si)隅(yu)建(jian)(jian)八角攢尖亭(ting)(ting),益增雅(ya)趣。解放后又增設假山(shan),建(jian)(jian)關(guan)公亭(ting)(ting)及碑廊(lang)二(er)十(shi)盈 純(chun)陽宮(gong)(gong)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)群布局嚴謹,類型眾多,洞(dong)石(shi)亭(ting)(ting)閣,殿(dian)樓相(xiang)間(jian),為(wei)(wei)道(dao)教建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)文(wen)化中別具(ju)特色的優秀范例。現辟為(wei)(wei)山(shan)西(xi)省藝術博物(wu)館。 純(chun)陽宮(gong)(gong)原來也是(shi)山(shan)西(xi)省博物(wu)館所在地,后遷出。