List of lookout towers in French-speaking Switzerland
The following list of observation towers contains structures in French-speaking Switzerland that have observation options that are accessible to the public.
image | Name of the tower | Canton | local community | Construction year | Total height | Platform height | Building type |
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Auried Tower | Freiburg | Kleinbösingen | ? | 2.5 m | 0 m | Wooden tower | |
Champ Pittet tower | Vaud | Cheseaux-Noréaz | 2018 | 9 m | 6 m | Wooden tower | |
Chaumont Tower | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | 1912 | 20 m | 10 m | concrete | |
Donjon de Brigands tower | Vaud | Thierrens | 2006 | 16 m | 12 m | Wooden tower | |
Gourzeturm | Vaud | Bourg-en-Lavaux | 1279 | 10.5 m | 9 m | Bricked up | |
Grangettes Tower | Vaud | Noville | ? | 10 m | 7.5 m | Wooden tower | |
Juergensen Tower | Neuchâtel | Les Brenets | 1874 | 14 m | 12.5 m | concrete | |
Mont-Gibloux transmission tower | Freiburg | Sorens | 1994 | 118.7 m | 37 m | Reinforced concrete transmission tower |
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Montmagny water tower | Vaud | Vully-les-Lacs | 1930 | 41 m | Water tower | ||
Mont Pèlerin television tower | Vaud | Chardonne | 1961 | 122.6 m | 64.3 m | Reinforced concrete transmission tower |
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Möösliturm | Freiburg | Düdingen | ? | 11 m | 8 m | Wooden tower | |
Murtensee viewing platform | Freiburg | Galmiz | ? | 5 m | 4 m | Wooden tower | |
Tour Romande | Neuchâtel | La Tène | ? | 7 m | 4.5 m | Wooden tower | |
La Tour Ronde | Vaud | Orbe | 1317 | 25 m | 20 m | Bricked up | |
Tour Saint-Martin | Vaud | Molondine | 1240 | 22 m | 20 m | Bricked up | |
St. Nicholas Cathedral | Freiburg | Freiburg | 1490 | 74 m | 64 m | Bricked up | |
Sauvabelin Tower | Vaud | Lausanne | 2003 | 35.2 m | Wooden tower | ||
Black Sea Tower | Freiburg | Plaffeien | 2013 | 7 m | 3.5 m | Wooden tower | |
La Tornallaz | Vaud | Avenches | ? | 14.5 m | 12 m | Bricked up |
See also: List of observation towers in Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Note : The year of construction corresponds to the completion or the opening of the building