金頂寺位于天柱峰(feng)頂,東距祝圣寺5.5公里(li)。原有(you)金殿(dian)(銅(tong)佛(fo)殿(dian))一座,文革中被(bei)毀。現存山門、三光殿(dian)、大殿(dian)、楞嚴塔(ta),后又修復兩廂以供(gong)食宿。楞嚴塔(ta)為密(mi)檐(yan)式方形磚塔(ta),高40米,共(gong)13級(ji),第二級(ji)四周裝(zhuang)有(you)鐵欄(lan)桿(gan),可供(gong)人們攀(pan)登(deng)眺望(wang)。
金(jin)頂(ding)寺(si)位于的絕頂(ding),海(hai)拔(ba)3248米,東(dong)(dong)距祝(zhu)圣寺(si)5.5公里。天柱峰因高峻(jun)挺拔(ba),狀如擎天巨柱而(er)得(de)名,在金(jin)頂(ding)寺(si)有(you)時還(huan)可以(yi)見到珍奇(qi)的迦葉鳥。現在的金(jin)頂(ding)寺(si),由睹光臺、大門、彌勒殿、楞嚴(yan)塔、大雄寶殿等組成(cheng),是游覽雞(ji)足山(shan)必去的重要景(jing)點。金(jin)頂(ding)不僅有(you)悠久的歷史(shi),還(huan)有(you)賞(shang)景(jing)地:東(dong)(dong)觀(guan)(guan)日出、西觀(guan)(guan)蒼(cang)洱、南觀(guan)(guan)祥(xiang)云林(lin)海(hai)、北觀(guan)(guan)玉龍雪山(shan)。明代大旅行(xing)家徐霞客歷盡(jin)千辛(xin)萬苦登臨雞(ji)足山(shan)頂(ding),對這(zhe)“四觀(guan)(guan)”贊賞(shang)備至。
金(jin)頂寺(si)位于(yu)天(tian)柱峰頂,東距祝圣(sheng)寺(si)5.5公里。原有金(jin)殿(dian)(dian)(銅佛殿(dian)(dian))一座,文革中被毀。現(xian)存山門、三(san)光(guang)殿(dian)(dian)、大殿(dian)(dian)、楞(leng)嚴(yan)塔(ta),后又修復兩廂以供(gong)食宿。楞(leng)嚴(yan)塔(ta)為密檐式(shi)方形磚塔(ta),高40米(mi),共13級,第二(er)級四周裝有鐵欄桿,可供(gong)人們攀登眺望(wang)。金(jin)頂寺(si)在天(tian)柱山四觀峰極頂,海拔3248米(mi)。明弘治年(nian)(nian)間(jian),有僧(seng)人在此建(jian)庵(an)。嘉靖年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(1522至(zhi)1565年(nian)(nian)),大理李元陽(yang)創建(jian)普(pu)光(guang)殿(dian)(dian)。
崇禎丁(ding)丑(1637年),直(zhi)指使張鳳(feng)翮建(jian)善雨亭,并在(zai)寺周(zhou)圍(wei)用磚砌羅(luo)城(cheng)(cheng),城(cheng)(cheng)高八尺,周(zhou)圍(wei)一(yi)百余丈,四方各設門樓,可東(dong)觀日出,南觀祥云,西觀蒼洱,北觀玉龍。接著又廢(fei)普光(guang)殿(dian),把昆(kun)明東(dong)郊(jiao)鸚鵡山太和宮(gong)銅(tong)鑄金殿(dian)遷置峰頂的普光(guang)殿(dian)原址(zhi),命名為金頂寺。