祀典武廟｜Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple

The Official God of War Temple is the one with the long, red-ochre wall that’s across from Chikan Lou. That’s the feature that I always think of when it comes to this temple. It’s rare to have the side of a temple fully exposed, and few of them have so nice a profile. This temple was originally called Dàguāndì Temple, named after the diety Guān Dì, who is the patron saint of soldiers. In early times, Guan Di was the only diety worshipped here. That is why the building is sometimes called the God of War Temple. Official government rituals were also performed here, thus the temple is also called the Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple. more...

1720年代，雍正為了消弭反滿思想，極力排斥民間將宋代「抗金」名將岳飛與關公並祀，除了宣揚佛教之外，清朝於中國境內不斷提升關公的地位，也因此追封關帝祖宗三代為公爵，並將全國部分大型關帝廟改為官祀，並加設三代殿。受此影響，當時稱為「大關帝廟」的該廟，改名晉昇為今「祀典武廟」，而該名稱沿用至今。
據祀典武廟管理委員會蒐集之文獻資料內容，祀典武廟位於赤崁樓正南方，俗稱「大關帝廟」或「武廟」，係為了區別在臺南市新美街上的另一座被稱為「小關帝廟」的開基武廟而言。祀典武廟以其建廟之早、文物之豐、格局之壯偉、地位之尊崇，故其名列臺灣地區重要一級古蹟。
經多次整修後，現存廟宇除了內進的觀音廳稍與原來模樣不同之外，該廟大致所呈現為1840年重建後的廟宇模樣。坐北朝南的祀典武廟，特色為八公尺寬，廿公尺寬，縱深式配置的三開間三進兩廊式廟宇建築。正面面向永福路、北倚民族路、左側朱色山牆矗立路旁，屋坡由前而後，依各殿的高度呈現起伏的變化，由於各殿的高度不一，飛簷斜頂的山牆，從側面看去為起伏狀，造型頗為美觀。
前殿及後殿為燕尾翹脊、硬山屋頂，正殿則採用曲線柔美的重簷歇山屋頂，不僅殿宇氣勢巍峨，大木結構也以雄渾見稱。
前殿後及正殿前均有拜殿，尤其是正殿前的馬背歇山拜殿，造型最具有特色。後殿右側有東向的觀音殿，及北向「西社」供奉五文昌帝君、南向的月老祠、太歲殿，後為六和堂及延平詩社。更多...