始建(jian)于元(yuan)代,明代重建(jian)。該殿(dian)頗具元(yuan)代建(jian)筑(zhu)的典(dian)型減柱(zhu)造特色,東西長七(qi)間,南(nan)北寬四間,廡殿(dian)頂琉(liu)璃瓦剪邊,設(she)三跺單(dan)翹單(dan)昂斗(dou)拱。清康熙(xi)年(nian)(nian)間(1662-1722年(nian)(nian)),大道觀東曾有池塘,養魚栽荷。州人每(mei)逢(feng)中秋佳節攜酒(jiu)前往賞月,因(yin)景取(qu)名“西溪玩(wan)月”,被列為定州八景之(zhi)一。殿(dian)內四壁現存明代萬(wan)歷年(nian)(nian)間(1573-1620年(nian)(nian))瀝粉貼(tie)金帝王出巡圖。畫面人物栩栩如(ru)生(sheng),畫工(gong)可與五岳之(zhi)一的北岳廟壁畫媲美。全(quan)國重點文物保護單(dan)位。
大(da)(da)(da)道觀原為(wei)中軸(zhou)式群體(ti)建筑,由南(nan)向(xiang)北(bei)依次為(wei)大(da)(da)(da)照(zhao)壁、關帝(di)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、二神(shen)(shen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、六神(shen)(shen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、玉皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、老君殿(dian)(dian)(dian)五座大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),現僅存玉皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)。玉皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)平(ping)面(mian)為(wei)長方形(xing),東(dong)西面(mian)闊(kuo)七(qi)間(jian),南(nan)北(bei)進(jin)深(shen)四間(jian),采用了(le)元代常用的減柱造(zao),廡殿(dian)(dian)(dian)頂,琉璃瓦(wa)剪(jian)邊(bian),設三踩(cai),單翹(qiao)單昂斗拱。昂嘴(zui)造(zao)型(xing)似(si)為(wei)明清中葉時期造(zao)型(xing),但昂嘴(zui)根部與宋式做法相合,反(fan)映(ying)該大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)可能經(jing)歷了(le)明清時的大(da)(da)(da)修。中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內四壁均繪有瀝粉貼金眾(zhong)神(shen)(shen)朝拜圖和(he)玉皇(huang)大(da)(da)(da)帝(di)天(tian)上宮殿(dian)(dian)(dian)建筑,畫面(mian)造(zao)型(xing)優美,人物(wu)線條流暢(chang),各(ge)(ge)部大(da)(da)(da)臣及雷神(shen)(shen)、雨神(shen)(shen)等造(zao)型(xing)生動,各(ge)(ge)具特色(se)。
2006年大道觀玉皇(huang)殿作為明代的(de)古建筑,被(bei)國(guo)務院列入第六(liu)批全(quan)國(guo)重(zhong)點文物(wu)保護單位。