清徐縣(xian)堯廟(miao)(miao)的(de)堯城(cheng)雖已失去昔日風采,但在堯王殿西側,明、清、民國年間又相繼建(jian)造修繕了九蓮洞、奶奶廟(miao)(miao)、觀音廟(miao)(miao)、狐仙廟(miao)(miao)、戲臺等建(jian)筑。廟(miao)(miao)宇高(gao)低有序,緊松(song)相宜(yi),形制各異,各院(yuan)相通(tong),卻又自成(cheng)四合院(yuan)或三合院(yuan)格局,形成(cheng)包括古代、近代、現代建(jian)筑地建(jian)筑群。
清徐(xu)縣(xian)堯(yao)廟(miao)的堯(yao)城(cheng)中大(da)地(di)(di)建筑(zhu)(zhu)是(shi)堯(yao)廟(miao),在北(bei)城(cheng)內(nei),坐北(bei)向南,相傳說(shuo)是(shi)在帝(di)堯(yao)地(di)(di)“宮室”遺址上建造(zao)地(di)(di)。現存(cun)地(di)(di)是(shi)明正統(tong)年(nian)間(jian)(1436年(nian)~1449年(nian))重建地(di)(di)一座四合院廟(miao)宇,前(qian)有(you)牌(pai)樓,側(ce)有(you)配殿(dian),后(hou)有(you)大(da)殿(dian)。現存(cun)大(da)殿(dian)叫堯(yao)王殿(dian),是(shi)重檐歇(xie)山頂(ding)(ding)建筑(zhu)(zhu),通寬(kuan)五(wu)間(jian),邊長14米,高12米,四周圍廊。殿(dian)內(nei)無(wu)柱,無(wu)天花板,無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)架結構(gou),都以檐頂(ding)(ding)斗拱向里伸出(chu),重疊五(wu)層,形(xing)成龐大(da)地(di)(di)木構(gou)斗拱式(shi)藻井(jing),既可(ke)以將上層地(di)(di)梁(liang)(liang)架隱蔽(bi)起來(lai),又可(ke)以作為(wei)神像(xiang)地(di)(di)寶蓋(gai),設計十(shi)分(fen)巧妙(miao),極富裝飾趣味,在古(gu)建筑(zhu)(zhu)上有(you)重大(da)價值,故稱“無(wu)梁(liang)(liang)殿(dian)”。據說(shuo),慈(ci)禧(xi)太后(hou)與光緒帝(di)西逃時,在此駐蹕(bi),還到帝(di)堯(yao)像(xiang)前(qian)頂(ding)(ding)禮(li)膜(mo)拜,留下(xia)許多(duo)軼聞趣事。
清徐縣堯廟(miao)位于太原市清徐縣東(dong)南(nan)16公里處(chu)的堯城(cheng)村。堯城(cheng)村是(shi)堯帝早立國(guo)建(jian)都的地方(fang),后因(yin)水(shui)患遷都至平陽(臨汾)。堯廟(miao)南(nan)向,呈方(fang)形布局(ju),頂部由木(mu)構藻井筑砌,無(wu)(wu)(wu)梁無(wu)(wu)(wu)架,也(ye)稱(cheng)無(wu)(wu)(wu)梁殿。整座建(jian)筑構思(si)精巧,匠心獨運。該廟(miao)始(shi)建(jian)無(wu)(wu)(wu)考,元至正年間重(zhong)建(jian),明正統年間重(zhong)修。