大殿面闊、進深均為三(san)間,單(dan)(dan)檐懸山頂,筒板瓦屋面。前檐設(she)有(you)斗(dou)栱(gong)(gong)(gong),形(xing)式(shi)為六(liu)(liu)鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作單(dan)(dan)杪(miao)(miao)雙下(xia)(xia)昂(ang)(ang)(ang),琴面假昂(ang)(ang)(ang)頭(tou)(tou),重栱(gong)(gong)(gong)計心(xin)造。前檐補間鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作逐間施一朵,其(qi)中次間補間鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作為雙杪(miao)(miao)單(dan)(dan)下(xia)(xia)昂(ang)(ang)(ang),用(yong)斜栱(gong)(gong)(gong),當(dang)心(xin)間補間鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作為六(liu)(liu)鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作單(dan)(dan)杪(miao)(miao)雙下(xia)(xia)昂(ang)(ang)(ang),不出斜栱(gong)(gong)(gong),第三(san)跳用(yong)真(zhen)昂(ang)(ang)(ang),昂(ang)(ang)(ang)身下(xia)(xia)用(yong)雙瓣華(hua)頭(tou)(tou)子,橫栱(gong)(gong)(gong)抹斜,龍形(xing)耍頭(tou)(tou),里轉(zhuan)雙杪(miao)(miao)計心(xin)單(dan)(dan)栱(gong)(gong)(gong),挑(tiao)斡(wo)后(hou)尾插入垂蓮柱(zhu)后(hou)承下(xia)(xia)平(ping)?。后(hou)檐設(she)柱(zhu)頭(tou)(tou)斗(dou)栱(gong)(gong)(gong),五鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作單(dan)(dan)杪(miao)(miao)單(dan)(dan)下(xia)(xia)昂(ang)(ang)(ang),琴面假昂(ang)(ang)(ang)頭(tou)(tou),里轉(zhuan)雙杪(miao)(miao),偷心(xin)造。補間鋪(pu)(pu)(pu)作隱刻。殿內梁架(jia)為廳堂(tang)造,六(liu)(liu)架(jia)椽屋乳 對四椽 用(yong)三(san)柱(zhu)。叉手(shou)抵脊槫兩側,與丁(ding)華(hua)抹頦栱(gong)(gong)(gong)相交(jiao)。下(xia)(xia)霍護國靈(ling)貺王廟大殿結構(gou)具(ju)(ju)有(you)較(jiao)明(ming)顯(xian)金(jin)代建(jian)筑的(de)特(te)征,其(qi)斗(dou)栱(gong)(gong)(gong)、梁架(jia)等構(gou)件(jian)應為金(jin)代遺構(gou),具(ju)(ju)有(you)重要的(de)歷史(shi)價值。
下霍(huo)護國靈貺王廟位于長子縣丹朱鎮下霍(huo)村(cun)南(nan)。廟坐北朝南(nan),現存一進院落,南(nan)北長 61.5米(mi)(mi),東西寬 47米(mi)(mi),占地面積(ji) 2891平方米(mi)(mi)。廟始建年(nian)代(dai)不(bu)詳,僅存大殿和獻(xian)殿。
大殿(dian)檐(yan)柱(zhu)上(shang)有金大定甲(jia)辰(1184年(nian)(nian)(nian)) 施柱(zhu)題記,門枕石上(shang)有金明昌五(wu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1194年(nian)(nian)(nian)) 題記。另(ling)外,清康熙四十(shi)一年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1702年(nian)(nian)(nian)) 《重(zhong)修(xiu)碑記》 記載了廟(miao)于清順治十(shi)一年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1654年(nian)(nian)(nian))磚(zhuan)砌正殿(dian)、創立香亭、栽培(pei)樹木、修(xiu)筑(zhu)墻(qiang)垣;康熙二十(shi)四年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1685年(nian)(nian)(nian)) 移舞樓(lou)、重(zhong)修(xiu)廟(miao)房等。現存(cun)大殿(dian)為金代遺構(gou),獻殿(dian)為清代建筑(zhu)。