崇(chong)唐(tang)觀(guan)造像(xiang)位(wei)于登封市北部嵩(song)山(shan)(shan)街道中(zhong)(zhong)岳嵩(song)山(shan)(shan)太室山(shan)(shan)南麓逍遙谷崇(chong)唐(tang)觀(guan)老君(jun)殿(dian)(dian)內,崇(chong)唐(tang)觀(guan)原(yuan)名“隆唐(tang)觀(guan)”,唐(tang)調露元(yuan)年(nian)(679年(nian)),高宗(zong)與武則天(tian)(tian)(tian)游嵩(song)山(shan)(shan)到逍遙谷訪名道潘(pan)師(shi)正(zheng),賜建“隆唐(tang)觀(guan)”。后曾多(duo)次修(xiu)建,現存(cun)(cun)清代老君(jun)殿(dian)(dian)一(yi)座,山(shan)(shan)門一(yi)座,元(yuan)始天(tian)(tian)(tian)尊石造像(xiang)一(yi)尊,唐(tang)碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)二(er)塊,清碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)一(yi)塊。元(yuan)始天(tian)(tian)(tian)尊像(xiang)雕造于長壽(shou)二(er)年(nian)(693年(nian)),通(tong)高2.8米,坐高1.58米。天(tian)(tian)(tian)尊頭飾(shi)發髻,身披道袍,身前置三(san)足(zu)憑幾(ji),坐于束(shu)腰蓮花(hua)須(xu)彌座。束(shu)腰處雕刻(ke)伎樂,正(zheng)面伎樂之上刻(ke)有“大周隆唐(tang)觀(guan)敬造元(yuan)始天(tian)(tian)(tian)尊像(xiang)并(bing)左右二(er)真人,長壽(shou)二(er)年(nian)十月十五日畢功(gong)謹記”。該(gai)造像(xiang)是我(wo)國現存(cun)(cun)最早,保(bao)存(cun)(cun)最完整的元(yuan)始天(tian)(tian)(tian)尊神像(xiang)。唐(tang)碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)分別為(wei)唐(tang)垂拱二(er)年(nian)(686年(nian))中(zhong)(zhong)岳隱居太和(he)(he)先生瑯耶刻(ke)立的“唐(tang)王徵君(jun)之碣”碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei),和(he)(he)唐(tang)圣歷二(er)年(nian)(699年(nian))王適撰文、司馬承(cheng)禎書《唐(tang)墨山(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)岳體元(yuan)先生大中(zhong)(zhong)大夫潘(pan)師(shi)正(zheng)碣文并(bing)序》碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei);清碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)為(wei)“重修(xiu)老君(jun)殿(dian)(dian)金裝神像(xiang)碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)”。
崇唐觀是我國古(gu)代(dai)(dai)道教(jiao)活動場所(suo),觀內石造像及碑刻(ke)(ke)具(ju)有(you)重要的(de)歷史、書(shu)法(fa)和藝術價值,是研(yan)究我國古(gu)代(dai)(dai)雕刻(ke)(ke)和書(shu)法(fa)藝術的(de)珍貴實物資料(liao)。