noun
multi-storied pagoda; many-tiered tower
Refers to a pagoda with multiple tiers, typically in Buddhist temple architecture. The term is technical but understandable.
京都の寺には美しい多重塔がいくつもある。
There are several beautiful multi-storied pagodas at temples in Kyoto.
この多重塔は五重の塔で、重要文化財に指定されている
This multi-storied pagoda is a five-tiered tower and is designated as an Important Cultural Property.
塔 is a general term for tower or pagoda, not necessarily multi-tiered.
Compound of 多重 (multiple layers) + 塔 (tower/pagoda). The exact historical derivation is straightforward.