惠遠(yuan)鐘鼓樓(lou)總高23.76米。第一(yi)層為(wei)(wei)(wei)基座(zuo)層,每邊(bian)(bian)長22米,外面用青磚倉砌(qi),臺上邊(bian)(bian)緣有(you)青磚花墻。基座(zuo)四面有(you)拱門(men)(men),門(men)(men)寬各(ge)4.10米,內有(you)十字(zi)通(tong)(tong)(tong)道(dao),直通(tong)(tong)(tong)四大街(jie),基座(zuo)頂(ding)棚為(wei)(wei)(wei)方(fang)木(mu)拼鋪,繪有(you)八卦(gua)圖,內壁(bi)也用方(fang)木(mu)、青磚鑲砌(qi)而成(cheng)。十字(zi)通(tong)(tong)(tong)道(dao)四角各(ge)有(you)一(yi)根(gen)木(mu)柱直達(da)樓(lou)頂(ding)。南拱門(men)(men)右(you)壁(bi)上開一(yi)小門(men)(men),入內拾階而上,可(ke)登至(zhi)基座(zuo)平臺。平臺上建有(you)木(mu)結構彩樓(lou)三(san)層飛檐(yan)斗拱,畫(hua)(hua)棟雕梁;樓(lou)頂(ding)正(zheng)脊四端各(ge)有(you)大呁,中(zhong)有(you)寶瓶和鐵戟,戧脊盡端均有(you)仙人走獸裝飾,瓦隴(long)出(chu)檐(yan)裝有(you)勾頭(tou)滴水。各(ge)層檐(yan)面及(ji)樓(lou)頂(ding)全用綠色硫璃瓦覆蓋,屋檐(yan)下梁柱額枋(fang)均繪彩畫(hua)(hua)。舊時,各(ge)層檐(yan)角懸(xuan)掛銅(tong)鈴,風吹叮當作響(xiang),清脆悅(yue)耳。二樓(lou)置有(you)大鐘大鼓各(ge)一(yi),為(wei)(wei)(wei)敲擊報時之(zhi)用,城門(men)(men)的(de)晝開夜閉以此為(wei)(wei)(wei)信號。整(zheng)個建筑巍峨(e)挺拔,雄偉壯(zhuang)麗,熠熠生輝,反映了中(zhong)國(guo)古代勞動人民的(de)聰明智慧和高超的(de)建筑技(ji)藝。
鐘鼓樓始建(jian)(jian)于清光緒九年(1883年),此后曾進行過三次維修,現保存完好,是(shi)全疆僅(jin)存的(de)一座有較(jiao)遠歷史的(de)傳統(tong)高層木結構建(jian)(jian)筑。