簡介
歷(li)史上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)泰州(zhou)城(cheng)隍(huang)(huang)廟,殿(dian)(dian)宇巍峨,氣勢宏偉,其建筑風格和(he)體量(liang)均與泰州(zhou)舊州(zhou)衙相(xiang)(xiang)似。第一(yi)進(jin)山(shan)(shan)門殿(dian)(dian),設有(you)(you)三個方(fang)形的(de)(de)(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)門,山(shan)(shan)門殿(dian)(dian)內(nei)(nei)(nei)東西側各塑一(yi)尊馬神像(xiang),遙(yao)對山(shan)(shan)門,街(jie)南(nan)立有(you)(you)旗桿和(he)影壁墻(qiang)。第二進(jin)四(si)(si)值(zhi)功(gong)(gong)曹殿(dian)(dian),殿(dian)(dian)內(nei)(nei)(nei)供奉四(si)(si)大(da)功(gong)(gong)曹的(de)(de)(de)(de)神像(xiang)。功(gong)(gong)曹殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)(qian)(qian)左右(you)各有(you)(you)廂房(fang)五(wu)間,分別為“贊化廳(ting)(ting)(ting)”、“班房(fang)”和(he)“土地祠”等。第三進(jin)審事廳(ting)(ting)(ting),廳(ting)(ting)(ting)內(nei)(nei)(nei)置(zhi)紫檀木公案,廳(ting)(ting)(ting)前(qian)(qian)(qian)甬道上(shang)砌有(you)(you)一(yi)座磚(zhuan)牌(pai)坊,甬道兩(liang)側各建有(you)(you)一(yi)排約七八間的(de)(de)(de)(de)執事用房(fang)。第四(si)(si)進(jin)正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian),天井曾建有(you)(you)一(yi)座戲樓,與正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)相(xiang)(xiang)對;兩(liang)邊(bian)各有(you)(you)廂房(fang)十五(wu)間,為城(cheng)隍(huang)(huang)爺(ye)(ye)下屬的(de)(de)(de)(de)為二十四(si)(si)司。正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)為廟內(nei)(nei)(nei)主殿(dian)(dian),殿(dian)(dian)中(zhong)供奉泰州(zhou)城(cheng)隍(huang)(huang)爺(ye)(ye)神像(xiang),金臉,五(wu)綹(liu)胡須,神態儒雅。腰系玉帶(dai),腳蹬烏靴,頭(tou)戴鉤金彩冠,身(shen)著(zhu)繡花紅袍(pao)。城(cheng)隍(huang)(huang)爺(ye)(ye)坐像(xiang)前(qian)(qian)(qian),置(zhi)有(you)(you)一(yi)張條(tiao)形大(da)經(jing)桌,上(shang)設香(xiang)爐、燭(zhu)臺(tai),殿(dian)(dian)內(nei)(nei)(nei)東西兩(liang)邊(bian)塑有(you)(you)文、武判(pan)官(guan)像(xiang),東南(nan)角置(zhi)鐘鼓,殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)(qian)(qian)廊外月臺(tai)正(zheng)(zheng)中(zhong),置(zhi)放著(zhu)一(yi)座大(da)銅鼎。高(gao)超的(de)(de)(de)(de)建筑技藝和(he)不朽的(de)(de)(de)(de)藝術價值(zhi),充分顯示(shi)了古代中(zhong)國勞(lao)動人民(min)的(de)(de)(de)(de)勤勞(lao)智慧和(he)卓越才能 。
現狀
二(er)(er)(er)零零四年(nian),泰州啟動城隍廟一期修復(fu)工程,同年(nian)十(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)(er)月(yue)十(shi)(shi)日告竣。整座建筑坐(zuo)北(bei)(bei)朝南(nan),南(nan)北(bei)(bei)總(zong)長一百(bai)二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)四點四七米,占(zhan)地(di)五(wu)千三百(bai)多平方米。大門(men)外八(ba)字墻分列兩側,前后(hou)以子午線為中(zhong)軸,分山門(men)殿(dian)(dian)、審(shen)事廳(ting)(ting)、大殿(dian)(dian)三進。山門(men)殿(dian)(dian),審(shen)事廳(ting)(ting)各五(wu)間,大殿(dian)(dian)十(shi)(shi)間,二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)四司三十(shi)(shi)間和地(di)方廟、三班六房(fang)、土地(di)福(fu)神祠二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)(er)間,共七十(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)(er)間房(fang)屋。其中(zhong)山門(men)殿(dian)(dian)、審(shen)事廳(ting)(ting)、二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)四司為明代建筑,大殿(dian)(dian)為清初建筑。每進連接天井的(de)(de)左右(you)兩側皆建有(you)對稱的(de)(de)廂(xiang)房(fang),從而使每進殿(dian)(dian)宇都自然形成一組四合(he)院落。