惠(hui)遠鐘鼓樓(lou)(lou)總高(gao)23.76米。第一層(ceng)為基座(zuo)(zuo)層(ceng),每邊長22米,外(wai)面用(yong)(yong)青磚(zhuan)倉砌,臺(tai)上(shang)邊緣有(you)(you)(you)青磚(zhuan)花墻。基座(zuo)(zuo)四面有(you)(you)(you)拱(gong)門(men),門(men)寬(kuan)各(ge)4.10米,內(nei)(nei)有(you)(you)(you)十(shi)字(zi)(zi)通道(dao),直通四大(da)(da)街,基座(zuo)(zuo)頂棚為方(fang)木拼鋪,繪有(you)(you)(you)八卦圖,內(nei)(nei)壁也用(yong)(yong)方(fang)木、青磚(zhuan)鑲砌而成。十(shi)字(zi)(zi)通道(dao)四角(jiao)(jiao)各(ge)有(you)(you)(you)一根木柱(zhu)(zhu)直達樓(lou)(lou)頂。南拱(gong)門(men)右壁上(shang)開一小門(men),入內(nei)(nei)拾階而上(shang),可登至基座(zuo)(zuo)平臺(tai)。平臺(tai)上(shang)建有(you)(you)(you)木結構彩(cai)樓(lou)(lou)三層(ceng)飛檐斗拱(gong),畫(hua)棟雕(diao)梁;樓(lou)(lou)頂正脊四端各(ge)有(you)(you)(you)大(da)(da)呁,中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)寶瓶(ping)和鐵戟,戧(chuang)脊盡端均(jun)有(you)(you)(you)仙人走獸(shou)裝飾,瓦(wa)隴出(chu)檐裝有(you)(you)(you)勾頭(tou)滴水。各(ge)層(ceng)檐面及樓(lou)(lou)頂全用(yong)(yong)綠色硫璃瓦(wa)覆蓋,屋檐下梁柱(zhu)(zhu)額枋均(jun)繪彩(cai)畫(hua)。舊時,各(ge)層(ceng)檐角(jiao)(jiao)懸掛銅鈴,風吹(chui)叮當作響,清(qing)脆(cui)悅耳。二(er)樓(lou)(lou)置有(you)(you)(you)大(da)(da)鐘大(da)(da)鼓各(ge)一,為敲擊報時之用(yong)(yong),城(cheng)門(men)的(de)(de)晝開夜(ye)閉以此為信號。整個建筑巍峨(e)挺拔,雄(xiong)偉壯麗(li),熠熠生輝(hui),反映(ying)了中(zhong)國(guo)古代(dai)勞動(dong)人民的(de)(de)聰明智慧和高(gao)超的(de)(de)建筑技藝。
鐘鼓(gu)樓始建于清(qing)光緒九年(1883年),此后曾進行過三次維修,現保存完好,是(shi)全疆僅存的一座有(you)較(jiao)遠歷史的傳統(tong)高層木結構建筑(zhu)。