兩旁有(you)(you)(you)飛天浮雕,各角有(you)(you)(you)木檐懸有(you)(you)(you)銅鈴,稱(cheng)為(wei)風鈴,微風一(yi)吹,叮冬響。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)尖(jian)呈(cheng)錐形(xing),有(you)(you)(you)銅質(zhi)球(qiu)型五個串其上。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身各層掛有(you)(you)(you)數百(bai)銅鏡,西(xi)面懸有(you)(you)(you)銅鼓一(yi)面。每當日出之(zhi)時(shi),旭(xu)日與塔(ta)(ta)(ta)輝映,光(guang)芒四射,數里之(zhi)外可見塔(ta)(ta)(ta)光(guang),古塔(ta)(ta)(ta)朝(chao)霞為(wei)開原勝景。
該塔建造年代,歷史上先后有(you)三(san)說(shuo):
明(ming)(ming)清時(shi)期,多言(yan)其為(wei)(wei)唐代年(nian)(nian)建(jian)。其所(suo)依為(wei)(wei)明(ming)(ming)代的二塊石碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei),其一為(wei)(wei)明(ming)(ming)正統十(shi)二年(nian)(nian)黃(huang)瓚(zan)撰文的碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)刻《明(ming)(ming)開(kai)原(yuan)重修(xiu)石塔(ta)(ta)寺(si)碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)記(ji)》,《碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)記(ji)》載:此寺(si)原(yuan)有(you)舊殘碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei),雖(sui)文字(zi)不全,但(dan)崇壽禪寺(si)四字(zi)昭然,“及載自(zi)唐乾元年(nian)(nian)有(you)僧洪理大(da)師始建(jian)之(zhi)(zhi),遺址寬宏(hong),大(da)定三年(nian)(nian)入滅,因建(jian)石塔(ta)(ta)為(wei)(wei)大(da)師龕”。其二碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)為(wei)(wei)流放鐵(tie)嶺的大(da)學士陳循(xun)于天順年(nian)(nian)所(suo)撰《開(kai)原(yuan)重修(xiu)石塔(ta)(ta)寺(si)碑(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)銘(ming)》,銘(ming)文開(kai)篇(pian)有(you):“堂(tang)堂(tang)古剎,肇唐乾元,在(zai)遼之(zhi)(zhi)左,雄(xiong)峙開(kai)原(yuan)”之(zhi)(zhi)句(ju),后人皆(jie)以此塔(ta)(ta)為(wei)(wei)唐所(suo)建(jian)。