In 1964, Sunfong Temple relocated to its current address on Hebei 2nd Rd. The temple was designed by Penghu artisan Xie Zi-nan and completed in 1971. Compared with temples previously designed by Xie, most of the architectural layout in his later years use the ground floor as base with large stairs leading directly to the second floor. Sunfong Temple is a two-story building with three halls; its main hall features six magnificent columns, and the caisson in the back holds intricately beautiful sculptural art. The temples’ door guardians are colored paintings created by master craftsman Pan Li-shui. The temple, together with the Xingde Theater built by architect Xiao Fo-zhu in 1965, is now a center of culture and religion.
三民／三鳳宮
三鳳宮舊名三鳳亭，初建於1673年(清康熙12年)，主祀的中壇元帥分靈於鼓山龍水化龍宮，因1964年的建國三路開拓轉而遷至今河北二路現址，新建工程由澎湖廟宇匠師謝自南設計，於1971年重建完成。其後期的廟宇作品多呈現地面樓為基座，並有直通二樓的大階梯，建築型式也一改早期傳統閩南木架構，轉為北方宮殿樣式的混凝土建築，且中軸線上的三川殿、主殿多為歇山式琉璃屋瓦，兩側鐘鼓樓為攢尖頂，廟身雄偉壯闊，而後成為了1970年代廟宇主流風格，謝自南的作品遍布澎湖、高雄、日本與新加坡等地。
三鳳宮主體結構為三進的二層建築，三川殿為五開間宏偉氣派，其後步口的藻井細膩的雕刻藝術更是美不勝收，門神更是名匠潘麗水的平塗彩畫作品，除了廟宇本身極具藝術價值外，於1965年興建初期更與蕭佛助建築師合作在廟宇旁興建了興德戲院，形成了宗教與藝術文化的信仰中心。
文／黃則維、柳青薰
圖／高雄市政府文化局