德(de)陽孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)位于德(de)陽市中心南(nan)(nan)街(jie)。是我國西部地區保持完整的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)中規模較為宏(hong)大的(de)(de)一座(zuo)(zuo)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao),全國三(san)大孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)之一。占(zhan)地面(mian)積29700平方米(mi)(約五十(shi)畝)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)外(wai)有(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)廣場、廟(miao)(miao)(miao)內(nei)有(you)(you)道(dao)冠古(gu)今德(de)配(pei)天地門(men)、萬仞宮墻(qiang)、欞星門(men)、伴(ban)僑萍(ping)池、戟門(men)、禮樂亭、大成殿、啟圣殿等清(qing)代(dai)古(gu)建筑30余處。德(de)陽孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)始(shi)建于南(nan)(nan)宋開(kai)(kai)禧二年(公元1206年),明代(dai)、清(qing)代(dai)曾改建、增(zeng)建多次。現(xian)存的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)是清(qing)道(dao)光三(san)十(shi)年的(de)(de)格(ge)局。整座(zuo)(zuo)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)座(zuo)(zuo)北朝南(nan)(nan),廟(miao)(miao)(miao)內(nei)紅墻(qiang)黃瓦,殿宇軒昂、布局嚴謹、宛如帝王宮殿。各類石刻(ke)、木雕莫不精工,具有(you)(you)很(hen)高的(de)(de)藝術和歷史價(jia)值。除宏(hong)偉的(de)(de)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)古(gu)建筑可供(gong)觀覽外(wai),大成殿有(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)子、四配(pei)、十(shi)二哲塑像陳列(lie)和祭孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)禮樂器陳列(lie)、東西屋有(you)(you)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)門(men)弟子七十(shi)二賢陳列(lie),孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)子生平陳列(lie)。常(chang)年對游(you)人開(kai)(kai)放(fang),并開(kai)(kai)展(zhan)導游(you)講(jiang)解(jie)、攝影、旅游(you)紀念(nian)品出售等服務(wu)。還(huan)表演仿古(gu)祭孔(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)(kong)樂舞。
孔(kong)子(zi),名(ming)(ming)丘,字(zi)仲尼(ni),春秋時魯(lu)國人(ren),是(shi)中國偉大(da)(da)的(de)思(si)想(xiang)(xiang)家(jia)、教育家(jia)、政治(zhi)家(jia)、儒(ru)家(jia)學(xue)派創(chuang)(chuang)治(zhi)人(ren),世界文(wen)化名(ming)(ming)人(ren)。他創(chuang)(chuang)立的(de)儒(ru)家(jia)學(xue)說,在漫長的(de)中國計建社會(hui),奉為正統(tong)思(si)想(xiang)(xiang),長達兩千多年。他彼統(tong)治(zhi)者尊為 “大(da)(da)成至圣(sheng)先師”、“文(wen)宣王”等。最初的(de)孔(kong)廟(miao)(miao),是(shi)孔(kong)子(zi)居住過的(de)“廟(miao)(miao)屋三(san)間”。唐太宗貞觀四年詔令各州(zhou)縣(xian)皆立孔(kong)廟(miao)(miao),隨著儒(ru)象思(si)想(xiang)(xiang)的(de)傳(chuan)播,孔(kong)廟(miao)(miao)還越(yue)出國界。歲月滄桑,人(ren)們始終對孔(kong)子(zi)保(bao)持一(yi)種特殊(shu)的(de)尊崇,各地亦保(bao)留了不少孔(kong)廟(miao)(miao)。