靈鷲寺,是一座(zuo)相傳始建于唐朝、明(ming)清兩代多(duo)次重修的古老寺院,靈鷲閣為清代建筑,是歷城區(qu)轄區(qu)內(nei)保(bao)存(cun)面積最大(da)、最完整的寺院,早在20世紀80年代就被列為歷城區(qu)重點(dian)文物保(bao)護單位。
一座相(xiang)傳始(shi)建(jian)于(yu)(yu)唐朝、明清兩代(dai)多(duo)次重修的(de)古(gu)(gu)(gu)老寺院(yuan)——靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)寺。保存至(zhi)今的(de)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)寺是(shi)一處四進院(yuan)組合(he)建(jian)筑,山(shan)門(men)上(shang)鑲嵌著靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)禪林石(shi)匾(bian),由此(ci)進入(ru),位于(yu)(yu)中(zhong)軸(zhou)線上(shang)的(de)依次是(shi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)、大(da)(da)雄(xiong)殿(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)、靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)閣。天(tian)(tian)(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)頂部(bu)小瓦已(yi)仿古(gu)(gu)(gu)重修,殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)豎著一塊殘碑,上(shang)面記載著康熙年(nian)間重修靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)寺的(de)舊事。大(da)(da)雄(xiong)殿(dian)(dian)為(wei)面闊(kuo)三間、前(qian)出廈(sha)結構,檐下木柱(zhu)底部(bu)由蓮花(hua)柱(zhu)礎支撐,由于(yu)(yu)日久坍(tan)塌,現(xian)在(zai)(zai)前(qian)檐已(yi)換成紅(hong)瓦。觀(guan)(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)在(zai)(zai)坍(tan)塌后已(yi)于(yu)(yu)兩年(nian)前(qian)進行了(le)重建(jian)。目前(qian)原始(shi)風貌保存最好的(de)當數位于(yu)(yu)寺院(yuan)最后面的(de)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)閣,這是(shi)一棟五開間二層小樓,五梁八柱(zhu)結構,古(gu)(gu)(gu)香古(gu)(gu)(gu)色(se)的(de)花(hua)欞(ling)窗保存完(wan)好。濟南市考(kao)古(gu)(gu)(gu)研究所考(kao)古(gu)(gu)(gu)科主任房道國介紹說,靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)寺現(xian)存建(jian)筑中(zhong)天(tian)(tian)(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)、大(da)(da)雄(xiong)殿(dian)(dian)為(wei)明代(dai)建(jian)筑,靈(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)鷲(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)閣為(wei)清代(dai)建(jian)筑,目前(qian)是(shi)歷(li)城(cheng)區(qu)轄(xia)區(qu)內(nei)保存面積最大(da)(da)、最完(wan)整(zheng)的(de)寺院(yuan),早在(zai)(zai)20世紀80年(nian)代(dai)就被列為(wei)歷(li)城(cheng)區(qu)重點文物(wu)保護(hu)單(dan)位。
靈鷲寺(si)的(de)原始范圍比現在還要(yao)大(da)得(de)多,盡管(guan)文革中寺(si)內佛(fo)像、碑刻遭受(shou)了(le)滅頂之災,但(dan)附近村(cun)民們(men)對這(zhe)個寺(si)院建筑的(de)保(bao)護(hu)意識近年來(lai)越來(lai)越強(qiang),寺(si)內觀音殿就是借(jie)助村(cun)民捐款和外資才得(de)以重建的(de)。