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A list of tallest structures in Switzerland. This list may be incomplete and incorrect.
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| Construction type | year built | construction type | Location | Height | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Dixence Dam | 1965 | dam | Hérémence | 285 m | 46°4′49.89″N 7°24′13.13″E | |
| Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona | 1983 | tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen | 250 m | 47°34′18.26″N 7°41′13.16″E | |
| Mauvoisin Dam | 1957 | dam | Bagnes | 250 m | 45°59′52.79″N 7°20′55.17″E | |
| Luzzone Dam | 1965 | dam | Olivone | 225 m | 46°33′45.12″N 8°57′48.8″E | |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri | 1978 | guyed mast | Monte Ceneri | 220 m | 46°8′19.11″N 8°59′25.5″E | insulated against ground, dismantled in 2016 |
| Verzasca Dam | 1965 | dam | Tenero-Contra | 220 m | 46°11′48.05″N 8°50′53.15″E | |
| Blosenbergturm | 1937 | lattice tower | Beromünster | 217 m | 47°11′22.52″N 8°10′31.65″E | insulated against ground |
| Roche Tower 2 | 2021 | Skyscraper | Basel | 205 m | ||
| Tamina Bridge | 2017 | bridge | Pfäfers | 200 m | 46°59′23.56″N 9°29′21.23″E | |
| Bantiger TV Tower | 1995 | concrete tower | Bolligen | 196 m | 46°58′40.14″N 7°31′43.2″E | |
| Niouc Bridge | 1922 | Bridge | Chandolin | 190 m | 46°15′47.92″N 7°33′19.59″E | |
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Sottens | 190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground | ||
| Pont de Gueuroz | 1934 | Bridge | Vernayaz | 189 m | 46°7′43.68″N 7°2′24.28″E | |
| Pont Neuf de Gueuroz | 1994 | Bridge | Vernayaz | 189 m | 46°07′43.97″N 7°2′24.66″E | |
| Sottens transmitter | 1989 | lattice tower | Sottens | 188 m | 46°39′21.74″N 6°43′44.43″E | Grounded tower with cage antenna for medium wave broadcasting |
| Uetliberg TV Tower | 1990 | concrete tower | Zürich | 187 m | 47°21′4.89″N 8°29′24.63″E | |
| Sigriswil Panorama Bridge | 2012 | Bridge | Sigriswil | 182 m | 46°43′6.68″N 7°42′25.12″E | |
| Emosson dam | 1974 | dam | Finhaut | 180 m | 46°4′2.9″N 6°55′54.59″E | |
| Roche Tower | 2015 | skyscraper | Basel | 178 m | 47°33′31.63″N 7°36′28.66″E | Tallest building in Switzerland[1] |
| Haldenstein Wind Turbine | 2013 | Wind turbine | Haldenstein | 175 m | 46°53′38.48″N 9°32′18.81″E | type: V-112-3.0 MW, nacelle height: 119 metres, rotor diameter: 112 metres |
| Hammetschwand Elevator | 1905 | lattice tower | Luzern | 157 m | 47°0′3.31″N 8°23′46.2″E | |
| Tseuzier Dam | 1957 | dam | Crans-sur-Sierre | 156 m | 46°20′50.81″N 7°26′9.54″E | |
| Göscheneralp Dam | 1960 | dam | Göschenen | 155 m | 46°38′43.43″N 8°29′52.29″E | |
| Curnera Dam | 1960 | dam | Mompe Tujetsch | 153 m | 46°38′7.4″N 8°42′47.95″E | |
| Zervreila Dam | 1958 | dam | Vals | 151 m | 46°34′39.74″N 9°7′5.91″E | |
| Cooling tower of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? | cooling tower | Gösgen | 150 m | 47°21′57.85″N 7°58′8.65″E | |
| Ganter Bridge | 1980 | Bridge | Ried-Brig | 150 m | 46°17′47.06″N 8°3′2.73″E | |
| Moiry Dam | 1958 | dam | Grimentz | 148 m | 46°8′12.99″N 7°34′14.78″E | |
| Peuchapatte Wind Turbines | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Muriaux | 148 m | 47°12′7.82″N 6°57′46.52″E | Wind turbines of Enercon E-82 type |
| Gigerwald Dam | 1976 | dam | Pfäfers | 147 m | 46°54′45.69″N 9°23′28.62″E | |
| Limmern Dam | 1963 | dam | Linthal | 146 m | 46°50′44.8″N 9°00′31.76″E | |
| Geissberg Radio Tower | lattice tower | Villigen | 145 m | 47°31′47.33″N 8°10′6.73″E | ||
| Cooling tower of nuclear power plant Leibstadt | ? | cooling tower | Leibstadt | 144 m | 47°36′6.99″N 8°11′7.01″E | |
| Valle di Lei Dam | 1962 | dam | Campsut-Cröt | 141 m | 46°28′54.12″N 9°27′11.4″E | |
| DSM-Chimney | chimney | Eiken | 140 m | 47°32′50.91″N 7°58′52.46″E | ||
| Martigny Wind Turbine | 2008 | Steel tube tower | Martigny | 140 m | 46°7′36.22″N 7°3′7.74″E | Wind turbine of Enercon E-82 type |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 140 m | 47°9′48.66″N 6°59′11.71″E ; 47°10′35.42″N 7°0′33.09″E ; 47°11′5.59″N 7°0′54.41″E ; 47°10′50.87″N 7°1′11.81″E ; 47°11′9.89″N 7°1′20.28″E ; 47°11′15.66″N 7°1′30.46″E ; 47°11′46.46″N 7°3′1.75″E ; 47°12′5.46″N 7°4′26.51″E | 8 Wind turbines of Vestas V90 type |
| Farinet bridge | bridge | Saillon | 136 m | 46°10′59.86″N 7°10′58.78″E | ||
| St. Chrischona, old tower | 1962 | lattice tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen | 136 m | ||
| Collonges Wind Turbine | 2005 | Steel tube tower | Collonges | 135.5 m | 46°9′35.76″N 7°2′13.82″E | Wind turbine of Enercon E-70/E4 type |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri | 1933 | Lattice tower | Monte Ceneri pass | 135 m | 46°8′26.24″N 8°54′56.37″E | insulated against ground, originally 120 metres tall. Since 1978 used for TV-broadcasting ( today DVB-T and DAB) |
| Mauvernay Wind Measurement Mast | 2015 | guyed mast | Epalinges | 135 m | 46°34′13.81″N 6°41′11″E | |
| Sambuco Dam | 1956 | dam | Fusio | 130 m | 46°27′21.86″N 8°39′35″E | |
| Gall Dam | 1968 | dam | Zernez | 130 m | 46°37′23.86″N 10°11′35.89″E | |
| Dala Gorge Bridge | 1991 | bridge | Leuk | 130 m | 46°19′9.14″N 7°37′25.45″E | |
| Brühlberg Tower | 1994 | concrete tower | Winterthur | 130 m | 47°30′7″N 8°42′8.94″E | |
| Nalps Dam | 1962 | dam | Sedrun | 127 m | 46°38′20.32″N 8°45′41.14″E | |
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1933 | lattice tower | Beromünster | 125 m | 47°12′1.01″N 8°10′17.11″E | insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | lattice tower | Sottens | 125 m | 46°39′21.38″N 6°44′11.04″E | Insulated against ground |
| Towers of HBG Prangins | 1931 | lattice towers | Prangins | 125 m | 46°24′27.02″N 6°15′7.33″E ; 46°24′33.3″N 6°15′13.08″E | 2 grounded towers carrying a T-antenna for longwave, demolished in 2012 |
| Prime Tower (formerly "Maagtower") | 2011 | Skyscraper | Zürich | 125 m | 47°23′10.15″N 8°31′2.28″E | Second tallest building in Switzerland (in future 5th tallest skyscraper in Switzerland ) |
| Jura-Zement Factory Chimney | ? | Chimney | Wildegg | 125 m | 47°24′50.79″N 8°9′35.46″E | |
| Chimney of Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Mühleberg | 125 m | 46°58′6.7″N 7°16′4.83″E | |
| Hongrin Dam North | 1969 | Dam | L'Etivaz | 125 m | 46°25′30.58″N 7°2′38.53″E | |
| Säntis transmitter | 1998 | concrete tower | Säntis | 123,55 m | 47°14′58.07″N 9°20′32.8″E | |
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower | 1974 | concrete tower | Mont Pèlerin | 122.6 m | 46°29′49.37″N 6°49′8.77″E | |
| Chimney of Novartis AG | ? | Chimney | Basel | 122 m | demolished in 2005 | |
| Old Stalden Bridge | 1930 | Bridge | Stalden | 122 m | 46°13′36.84″N 7°51′49.24″E | |
| New Stalden Bridge | 1969 | Bridge | Stalden | 122 m | 46°13′42.69″N 7°51′51.77″E | |
| Gries Wind Turbine | Wind Turbine | Ulrichen | 120.5 m | 46°27′46.6″N 8°22′28.38″E | type: Enercon E-70, nacelle height: 85 metres, rotor diameter: 71 metres | |
| Chimney of Holderbank AG | ? | Chimney | Aargau | approximately 120 m | demolished in 1984 | |
| Gebidem Dam | 1964 | Dam | Naters | 120 m | 46°22′16.14″N 8°0′8.65″E | |
| Chimney of Chavalon Thermal Power Plant | 1965 | Chimney | Vouvry | 120 m | 46°20′49.98″N 6°52′40.66″E | |
| Mattmark | 1967 | Dam | Saas Almagell | 120 m | 46°02′56.48″N 7°57′32.53″E | |
| Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral | 1983 | concrete tower | Nods | 120 m | 47°7′59.42″N 7°3′37.19″E | |
| Valzeina TV Tower | lattice tower | Valzeina | 120 m | 46°56′45.28″N 9°35′40.24″E | ||
| St. Brais Wind Turbines | 2009 | Steel tube tower | St. Brais | 119 m | 47°18′9.84″N 7°6′2.78″E ; 47°18′13.14″N 7°6′25.57″E | 2 Wind turbines of Enercon E-70/E4 type |
| Gibloux Radio Tower | ? | concrete tower | Sorens | 118.7 m | 46°41′2.77″N 7°2′26.55″E | |
| Kornhaus Swissmill | 2015 | silo | Zürich | 118 m | 47°23′22.7″N 8°31′37.38″E | |
| Santa Maria Dam | 1968 | dam | Medels | 117 m | 46°35′11.97″N 8°48′2.87″E | |
| Albinga Dam | 1959 | dam | Vicosoprano | 117 m | 46°20′15.61″N 9°38′50.11″E | |
| Meteorological Mast of Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | 1997 | guyed mast | Leibstadt | 115 m | 47°35′50.24″N 8°11′17.07″E | |
| Mentue bridge | 1999 | bridge | Yvonand | 115 m | 46°46′36.46″N 6°43′31.83″E | motorway bridge |
| Spitallamm Dam | 1932 | dam | Guttannen | 114 m | 46°34′19.74″N 8°19′46.84″E | |
| Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | lattice tower | La Dole | 112 m | 46°25′50.28″N 6°7′33.87″E | |
| Innerthal Dam | 1932 | dam | Innerthal | 112 m | 47°06′22.92″N 8°54′15.35″E | |
| Wasserflue Radio Tower | lattice tower | Küttigen | 112 m | 47°25′51.66″N 8°01′13.32″E | ||
| Cavagnoli Dam | 1968 | dam | Cavergno | 111 m | 46°27′15.39″N 8°30′27.07″E | |
| Engelberg Radio Tower | 1974 | lattice tower | Dulliken | 110.6 m | 47°20′8.61″N 7°56′40.94″E | |
| Chimneys of Basel Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Basel | 110 m | 47°34′22.52″N 7°34′7.89″E ; 47°34′21.85″N 7°34′8.43″E | 2 chimneys |
| Vaux Bridge | 1999 | bridge | Yvonand | 110 m | 46°47′2.47″N 6°44′42.77″E | motorway bridge |
| Swisscom Tower | Highrise | Winterthur | 110 m | 47°30′13.5″N 8°43′38.77″E | roof height: 90 metres | |
| Poya Bridge | 2014 | bridge | Fribourg | 107.65 m | 46°48′47.3″N 7°09′54.53″E | |
| Cheneviers Waste Incineration Facility | ? | Building with chimney | Aïre-la-Ville | 106 m | 46°11′40.81″N 6°1′57.59″E | |
| Chimney of Aubrugg Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Zürich | 105 m | 47°24′42.66″N 8°34′24.17″E | |
| Basler Messeturm | 2003 | skyscraper | Basel | 105 m | 47°33′52.16″N 7°36′7.85″E | Third tallest building in Switzerland[2] |
| Twin Chimney of Cheneviers Waste Incineration Facility | ? | chimney | Aïre-la-Ville | 103 m | 46°11′47.36″N 6°1′56.16″E | |
| Large chimney of Basel Roche-works | 1957 | chimney | Basel | 103 m | 47°33′37.69″N 7°36′22.93″E | |
| Biaschina Bridge | 1983 | bridge | Giornico | 102 m | 46°25′14.63″N 8°51′28.2″E | motorway bridge |
| Bière Wind Measurement Mast | 2012 | guyed mast | Bière | 102 m | 46°32′26.85″N 6°21′20.59″E | |
| Münster of Bern | 1883 | cathedral | Bern | 100 m | 46°56′50.07″N 7°27′4.19″E | tallest church tower in Switzerland |
| Attisholz-Infra Work | ? | Building with chimney | Riedholz | 100 m | 47°13′34.62″N 7°34′38.44″E | |
| Volta-Basel Cogeneration Facility | ? | Building with chimney | Basel | 100 m | 47°34′12.82″N 7°34′49.58″E | |
| Large Chimney of Schweizerhalle Novartis-Works | ? | Chimney | Muttenz | 100 m | 47°31′55.73″N 7°39′54.55″E | |
| Infrapark Cogeneration Facility | ? | Building with chimney | Muttenz | 100 m | 47°32′7.57″N 7°39′55.55″E | |
| Large Chimney of Siggenthal Cement Factory | ? | Chimney | Siggenthal | 100 m | 47°31′20.47″N 8°14′19.76″E | |
| Collombey Refinery, Chimney North | ? | Chimney | Collombey | 100 m | 46°17′14.56″N 6°57′0.06″E | |
| Large Chimney of Collombey Refinery | ? | Chimney | Collombey | 100 m | 46°17′8.27″N 6°57′1.82″E | |
| Chimney of Collombey Refinery Power Station | ? | Chimney | Collombey | 100 m | 46°17′9.92″N 6°56′52.13″E | |
| Large Chimney of Cressier Refinery | ? | Chimney | Cressier | 100 m | 47°02′31.34″N 7°02′09.38″E | |
| Obwalden High Bridge | 1943 | Bridge | Kerns | 100 m | 46°53′1.47″N 8°16′22.38″E | Roof-covered, wooden bridge |
| Oberaar Dam | 1953 | dam | Guttannen | 100 m | 46°32′54.41″N 8°16′18.35″E | |
| Gimmelwald Nepal Bridge | 2008 | Bridge | Mürren | 100 m | 46°32′55.86″N 7°53′38.31″E | |
| Trift Bridge | 2009 | Bridge | Gadmen | 100 m | 46°41′39.02″N 8°21′27.29″E | |
| Linthgebiet Waste Incineration Plant Chimney | ? | Chimney | Niederurnen | 100 m | 47°8′7.25″N 9°2′24.52″E | |
| Sulzer Building | 1962 | Highrise | Winterthur | 99.9 m | 47°29′59.83″N 8°43′5.48″E | |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2004 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 99 m | 47°9′54.2″N 6°59′15.4″E ; 47°9′35.45″N 6°58′8.29″E | 2 Wind turbines of Vestas V66 type |
| Sitter Bridge | 1910 | Bridge | Sankt Gallen | 99 m | 47°24′2″N 9°19′31.47″E | |
| Chimney of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Gösgen | 99 m | 47°21′57.18″N 7°57′56.19″E | |
| Chimney of nuclear power plant Leibstadt | ? | Chimney | Leibstadt | 99 m | 47°36′6.72″N 8°10′54.53″E | |
| Haggen Bridge | 1937 | Bridge | Sankt Gallen | 98.6 m | 47°23′59.32″N 9°20′21.73″E | |
| Manera Telecommunication Tower | Tower | Rivera | 98 m | 46°06′32.38″N 8°53′3.23″E | ||
| Malters Sankt Martin Church | 1883 | Church | Malters | 98 m | 47°02′9.13″N 8°11′0.5″E | |
| Prediger Church | Church | Zürich | 97 m | 47°22′26.09″N 8°32′42.23″E | ||
| Feschel transmitter | 1980 | Tower | Zürich | 97 m | 46°19′14.89″N 7°40′23.46″E | |
| Cholfirst Radio Tower | 1973 | Lattice tower | Flurlingen | 96 m | 47°40′51.84″N 8°38′48.47″E | Observation deck in a height of 42 metres |
| Bullingerstrasse 73 | 1978 | Highrise | Zürich | 95.4 m | 47°22′52.4″N 8°30′36.17″E | |
| Ulmizberg Telecommunication Tower | 1974 | Lattice tower | Köniz | 95 m | 46°54′3.87″N 7°26′2.32″E | Observation deck in a height of 13.5 metres |
| Rigi TV Tower | 1998 | Concrete tower | Arth | 95 m | 47°3′23.48″N 8°29′5.35″E | Observation deck in a height of 7 metres |
| Chimney of Kirchberg Waste Incineration Facility | 1992 | chimney | Bazenheid | 95 m | 47°25′24.33″N 9°4′6.48″E | |
| Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway Support Pillar | 1998 | Lattice tower | Zermatt | 94 m | 45°59′58″N 7°47′41″E | |
| Zürichberg Radio Tower | tower | Zürich | 94 m | 47°23′10.3″N 8°34′5.15″E | ||
| Räterichsboden Dam | 1950 | dam | Guttannen | 94 m | 46°35′22.86″N 8°19′30.36″E | |
| Salginatobel Bridge | 1930 | bridge | Schiers | 93 m | 46°58′54.24″N 9°43′59″E | Arch bridge |
| Malvaglia Dam | 1959 | dam | Malvaglia | 92 m | 46°25′27.08″N 9°1′18.35″E | |
| Alpnach St. Maria Magdalena Church | 1820 | Church | Alpnach | 91.17 m | 46°56′27.73″N 8°16′18.88″E | |
| Marmorera Dam | 1954 | dam | Marmorera | 91 m | 46°30′33.82″N 9°37′55.92″E | |
| Cite du Lignon Large Tower | 1968 | highrise | Vernier | 90.83 m | 46°12′2.82″N 6°5′31.06″E | |
| Hongrin Dam South | 1969 | Dam | L'Etivaz | 90 m | 46°25′24.88″N 7°2′28.77″E | |
| Chimney of Josef Street Waste Incineration Facility | chimney | Zürich | 90 m | 47°23′12.96″N 8°31′20.61″E | ||
| Chimney of Hagenholz Waste Incineration Facility | 1991 | chimney | Zürich | 90 m | 47°24′51.91″N 8°33′56.55″E | |
| Chimney of Eclépens Cement Factory | chimney | Eclépens | 90 m | 46°39′18.46″N 6°32′44.6″E | ||
| Sunrise Tower | 2004 | highrise | Zürich | 90 m | 47°24′48.47″N 8°33′9.8″E | |
| Fégire Bridge | bridge | Châtel-St-Denis | 90 m | 46°30′44.93″N 6°54′27.46″E | ||
| MZA Celerina | lattice tower | Celerina | 90 m | 46°30′20.34″N 9°50′27.69″E | ||
| Sankt Gallen Waste Incineration Facility | Building with chimney | Sankt Gallen | 90 m | 47°24′55.9″N 9°19′56.69″E | ||
| Mont Cornu Radio Tower | lattice tower | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 90 m | 47°6′22.51″N 6°51′37.67″E | ||
| Andreas Turm | 2018 | Skyscraper | Zürich-Oerlikon | 80 m | ||
| Novartis Sandoz | ||||||
| Office Building | Basel | 77 m | ||||
| Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria | 1949 | pylon | Lake Santa Maria | 75 m | 46°34′21.47″N 8°47′23.79″E | |
| Espacité | ||||||
| Office Building | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 60 m | ||||
| Edipresse Tower | ||||||
| Office Building | Lausanne | 52 m |
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