此碑刻于明嘉靖二十六年(公元1547年),曲阳知县周寅刻石。此碑绘制了北岳庙的范围和建筑布局。北岳庙规模宏大,古建成群,主要建筑坐落在南北中轴线上,建筑平面布局呈“田”字形。
碑阴记载了立图碑的缘由。北岳恒山在曲阳祭祀由来已久,明代出现了改祀北岳于山西浑源的争论。顾虑日后庙地被占用,故将北岳的地产财物绘于图上。
Beiyue Temple’s Map Stele
This stele was inscribed by Yan Zhou, the magistrate of Quyang County, in the twenty-sixth year of the Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1547). It displayed the scope and layout of Beiyue Temple. Beiyue Temple is grand with ancient buildings in large numbers, and located facing the south, shaping as a Chinese character of 田.
On the back of the stone stele explained why to stand this stele.. Down the ages, Beiyue sacrifice took place at Quyang County, but it was argued that the location was changed to Huyuan City, Shanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty. As a result, this map was inscribed to protect the site of Beiyue Temple from being expropriated.
《北岳恒图》
“北岳恒图”是明朝嘉靖二十六年所留下来的,由当时曲阳知县周寅立石。按此图记载:北岳庙南北长542米,东西宽321米,总面积173982平方米,主要建筑面积3803平方米,建筑格局呈“田”字形,所有主体建筑在南北一条中轴线上,由南往北依次为:登岳桥、神门、牌坊、朝岳门、御香亭、凌霄门、三山门、飞石殿遗址、德宁之殿、后宅门,德宁之殿往西有西昭福门、西进禄门,往东有东昭福门、东进禄门,此外,还存有碑楼、碑亭等数处,散建于中轴线两侧,东侧看到的是给皇帝和大臣们准备的附属设置,如宰牲房、厨房、水池、库房等等,不过原建筑都不在了,现在成了粮局,南边是居民区,北边是居民区,西边现在建成了医院。 “北岳恒图”的保存为将来整体北岳庙的旅游发展及旧貌的恢复都提供了可考的实物资料。