兩旁有(you)飛(fei)天浮雕,各角有(you)木檐懸有(you)銅(tong)鈴(ling),稱為風鈴(ling),微風一吹(chui),叮(ding)冬響。塔尖呈(cheng)錐(zhui)形,有(you)銅(tong)質球型五個串其上。塔身(shen)各層掛有(you)數(shu)百銅(tong)鏡,西(xi)面(mian)懸有(you)銅(tong)鼓一面(mian)。每當日(ri)出之(zhi)時,旭日(ri)與塔輝映,光芒四射,數(shu)里之(zhi)外可見塔光,古塔朝(chao)霞為開原勝景。
該塔建(jian)造年(nian)代,歷史上(shang)先后有三說(shuo):
明(ming)清時期,多(duo)言其(qi)(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)唐代年(nian)(nian)建(jian)(jian)。其(qi)(qi)(qi)所依為(wei)(wei)明(ming)代的(de)二塊石(shi)(shi)碑(bei),其(qi)(qi)(qi)一(yi)為(wei)(wei)明(ming)正統十二年(nian)(nian)黃瓚撰文(wen)的(de)碑(bei)刻《明(ming)開原重修石(shi)(shi)塔寺(si)碑(bei)記》,《碑(bei)記》載:此寺(si)原有(you)舊(jiu)殘碑(bei),雖文(wen)字不(bu)全,但崇壽禪寺(si)四字昭(zhao)然,“及載自唐乾元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)有(you)僧洪理大師始建(jian)(jian)之(zhi)(zhi),遺(yi)址寬宏,大定三年(nian)(nian)入滅,因(yin)建(jian)(jian)石(shi)(shi)塔為(wei)(wei)大師龕”。其(qi)(qi)(qi)二碑(bei)為(wei)(wei)流放鐵嶺的(de)大學士(shi)陳循于天順年(nian)(nian)所撰《開原重修石(shi)(shi)塔寺(si)碑(bei)銘》,銘文(wen)開篇有(you):“堂堂古(gu)剎,肇唐乾元(yuan),在遼之(zhi)(zhi)左,雄峙開原”之(zhi)(zhi)句,后人皆以此塔為(wei)(wei)唐所建(jian)(jian)。