介紹
武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)又名關(guan)(guan)圣廟(miao)、關(guan)(guan)帝廟(miao)、關(guan)(guan)云長(chang)廟(miao),是專門祭祀(si)關(guan)(guan)圣大(da)帝——關(guan)(guan)云長(chang)的(de)(de)寺廟(miao)。零(ling)陵(ling)武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)坐落于(yu)永(yong)州(zhou)零(ling)陵(ling)古(gu)城東(dong)山(shan),坐東(dong)朝西,始建于(yu)明洪武(wu)(wu)(wu)年(nian)(nian)間,現現僅存正殿及抱廈(sha),為清(qing)光緒(xu)十年(nian)(nian)(1884年(nian)(nian))重修。歷(li)史上(shang),零(ling)陵(ling)武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao)曾是湘南永(yong)州(zhou)、衡(heng)陽、邵陽、郴州(zhou)等州(zhou)府共同(tong)奉祭的(de)(de)高(gao)等級(ji)武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao),五進五開間,為我(wo)國(guo)江(jiang)南規模最(zui)大(da)的(de)(de)武(wu)(wu)(wu)廟(miao),有“北有山(shan)西運(yun)城,南有湘首(shou)永(yong)州(zhou)”之(zhi)說。
正(zheng)殿位于東山(shan)之巔(dian),磚木結構,建筑面(mian)積約700平(ping)方米,歇山(shan)重檐式,紅墻青(qing)瓦,翼角(jiao)高翹,端莊雄偉(wei)。殿前檐廊寬約三米,六廊柱,其中青(qing)石(shi)龍(long)(long)柱四根,柱徑0.41米,浮(fu)雕(diao)雌(ci)雄蟠龍(long)(long),從下(xia)往上(shang)纏繞,龍(long)(long)頭碩大(da),橫(heng)跨凌空(kong)0.62米,張(zhang)嘴含珠,騰(teng)空(kong)欲飛,為全國最(zui)大(da)青(qing)石(shi)龍(long)(long)柱之一,氣勢全國之最(zui)。抱廈前的青(qing)石(shi)浮(fu)雕(diao)五(wu)龍(long)(long)丹(dan)墀(chi),筋骨鱗(lin)爪畢現,功力透徹,亦映襯(chen)出關公的勇武(wu)精(jing)神。
2013年,零(ling)陵武(wu)廟(miao)(miao)與(yu)零(ling)陵文廟(miao)(miao)合為零(ling)陵文武(wu)雙廟(miao)(miao)被列入(ru)全國重(zhong)點文物(wu)保護單位(wei)。