臺南孔廟又(you)稱文(wen)廟，建于明永歷年(nian)間(jian)，是(shi)全臺最(zui)早的文(wen)廟，也是(shi)清末之(zhi)前最(zui)高(gao)的官辦學府，故有“全臺首學”之(zhi)稱，今已(yi)列屬一(yi)級(ji)古(gu)跡，孔廟廟堂(tang)文(wen)物眾多、殿宇恢(hui)宏，不愧為文(wen)廟之(zhi)宗。
這座孔(kong)(kong)廟(miao)是由鄭(zheng)成(cheng)功部將陳永華倡(chang)議修建(jian)，歷(li)經(jing)數次修葺，廟(miao)門(men)以一(yi)“全臺首學”金字橫匾作為(wei)(wei)登(deng)堂之階，雄渾醒目的筆力，益(yi)增(zeng)莊嚴肅穆。建(jian)筑以主(zhu)祀(si)至圣(sheng)先(xian)師孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)的大(da)成(cheng)殿(dian)為(wei)(wei)主(zhu)體，大(da)成(cheng)殿(dian)無(wu)柱子(zi)及(ji)回廊，而以伸出(chu)厚墻的挑梁插栱支撐(cheng)，殿(dian)梁懸有多方前清諸帝的欽賜御(yu)匾，備極尊(zun)榮；兩(liang)旁東(dong)西(xi)廡(wu)則(ze)奉祀(si)孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)72位(wei)弟子(zi)及(ji)歷(li)代(dai)(dai)先(xian)儒先(xian)賢神位(wei)，兩(liang)側毗連(lian)禮器(qi)庫(ku)、樂(le)器(qi)庫(ku)，古代(dai)(dai)形制禮樂(le)器(qi)皆妥為(wei)(wei)保存，以供祭孔(kong)(kong)之用(yong)；正殿(dian)之后為(wei)(wei)崇(chong)圣(sheng)祠(ci)，祀(si)孔(kong)(kong)子(zi)五代(dai)(dai)祖先(xian)牌位(wei)及(ji)孔(kong)(kong)鯉等(deng)先(xian)達(da)賢儒，建(jian)筑形式(shi)較為(wei)(wei)古樸。
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