康熙年(nian)間(jian)版《鄒縣志》載(zai)：“崇(chong)興(xing)寺，原名法(fa)興(xing)寺。元(后)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)元間(jian)(1335至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)1340年(nian))改名重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)興(xing)寺”。明天啟二(er)年(nian)(1622年(nian))殘毀。“崇(chong)禎間(jian)知(zhi)縣黃應祥重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)修，復于寺之(zhi)殿(dian)南建觀音堂。有(you)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)塔一(yi)(yi)座”。重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)興(xing)塔為(wei)八角形(xing)樓閣式(shi)建筑，九層(ceng)十檐(yan)(yan)(yan)，通高27.4米。最下層(ceng)為(wei)木回廊(lang)(lang)，基座正(zheng)北(bei)辟門(men)，東、南、西(xi)三(san)面(mian)(mian)置(zhi)方形(xing)龕室(shi)。北(bei)門(men)內有(you)南北(bei)斜向磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)階(jie)，可登至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)2層(ceng)南門(men)外(wai)木廊(lang)(lang)，沿木廊(lang)(lang)外(wai)繞(rao)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)西(xi)門(men)入塔內，循(xun)旋磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)階(jie)逐級登至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)塔頂。每層(ceng)檐(yan)(yan)(yan)下系磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)雕(diao)斗(dou)拱，二(er)層(ceng)為(wei)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)檐(yan)(yan)(yan)，挑檐(yan)(yan)(yan)斗(dou)拱為(wei)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)雕(diao)仿木結構，華拱出雙抄。三(san)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)九層(ceng)為(wei)單檐(yan)(yan)(yan)下磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)雕(diao)仰蓮承托。每層(ceng)轉角部位(wei)有(you)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)砌半圓倚柱。四(si)正(zheng)面(mian)(mian)辟門(men)，一(yi)(yi)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)三(san)層(ceng)為(wei)園(yuan)券門(men)，四(si)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)九層(ceng)為(wei)尖券門(men)。四(si)側(ce)面(mian)(mian)一(yi)(yi)、二(er)層(ceng)設有(you)盲窗，窗格有(you)水波、龜(gui)背錦方格和四(si)簇(cu)毯紋(wen)格眼等形(xing)式(shi)。塔頂冠以銅鑄鍍(du)金覆體蓮紋(wen)寶剎(cha)。其造型渾厚拙樸，氣勢(shi)雄偉(wei)，”禪塔祥云”為(wei)古鄒八景之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)。1996年(nian)鄒城(cheng)市政府投資進行了維(wei)修。1985年(nian)，重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)興(xing)塔被公(gong)(gong)布(bu)(bu)為(wei)濟寧市重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點(dian)(dian)文物保(bao)護(hu)單位(wei)。2006年(nian)被公(gong)(gong)布(bu)(bu)為(wei)山東省重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點(dian)(dian)文物保(bao)護(hu)單位(wei)。2013年(nian)五月被公(gong)(gong)布(bu)(bu)為(wei)全國第七批重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點(dian)(dian)文物保(bao)護(hu)單位(wei)。
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