康熙年(nian)(nian)間版《鄒縣(xian)志》載(zai):“崇興寺(si),原名(ming)法興寺(si)。元(后(hou))至(zhi)(zhi)元間(1335至(zhi)(zhi)1340年(nian)(nian))改名(ming)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)興寺(si)”。明天(tian)啟二年(nian)(nian)(1622年(nian)(nian))殘毀。“崇禎間知縣(xian)黃應祥重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)修,復于寺(si)之殿南(nan)建觀音堂。有(you)磚(zhuan)塔(ta)一座”。重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)興塔(ta)為(wei)八角形(xing)樓(lou)閣式建筑,九(jiu)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)十檐,通(tong)高(gao)27.4米。最下(xia)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)木回廊,基座正北辟門(men)(men),東、南(nan)、西三(san)面(mian)置(zhi)方形(xing)龕室。北門(men)(men)內(nei)有(you)南(nan)北斜向磚(zhuan)階,可(ke)登(deng)(deng)至(zhi)(zhi)2層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)南(nan)門(men)(men)外木廊,沿木廊外繞至(zhi)(zhi)西門(men)(men)入塔(ta)內(nei),循旋磚(zhuan)階逐級登(deng)(deng)至(zhi)(zhi)塔(ta)頂。每層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)檐下(xia)系磚(zhuan)雕斗(dou)(dou)拱,二層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)檐,挑檐斗(dou)(dou)拱為(wei)磚(zhuan)雕仿木結(jie)構(gou),華拱出雙抄。三(san)至(zhi)(zhi)九(jiu)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)單(dan)檐下(xia)磚(zhuan)雕仰(yang)蓮(lian)承托(tuo)。每層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)轉角部位有(you)磚(zhuan)砌半圓倚柱。四(si)正面(mian)辟門(men)(men),一至(zhi)(zhi)三(san)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)園券(quan)門(men)(men),四(si)至(zhi)(zhi)九(jiu)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)尖券(quan)門(men)(men)。四(si)側面(mian)一、二層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)設有(you)盲窗,窗格有(you)水波、龜背錦方格和四(si)簇毯紋格眼等形(xing)式。塔(ta)頂冠以銅鑄鍍金(jin)覆(fu)體蓮(lian)紋寶剎。其造型渾厚拙樸,氣勢雄偉,”禪塔(ta)祥云”為(wei)古鄒八景之一。1996年(nian)(nian)鄒城市政府投資進行了維(wei)修。1985年(nian)(nian),重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)興塔(ta)被公布為(wei)濟寧市重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點文物保(bao)(bao)護單(dan)位。2006年(nian)(nian)被公布為(wei)山東省重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點文物保(bao)(bao)護單(dan)位。2013年(nian)(nian)五月被公布為(wei)全國(guo)第七批重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點文物保(bao)(bao)護單(dan)位。