List of tallest structures in Switzerland

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List of tallest structures in Switzerland . All building types are listed.

Building	Construction year	Building type	place	Height in meters	Coordinates	comment
Grande Dixence	1965	Dam wall	Hérémence	285	46 ° 4 ′ 50 "N, 7 ° 24 ′ 13" E
TV tower St. Chrischona	1983	Reinforced concrete tower	St. Chrischona	250	47 ° 34 ′ 18 "N, 7 ° 41 ′ 14" E
Mauvoisin dam	1957	Dam wall	Bagnes	250	45 ° 59 ′ 53 "N, 7 ° 20 ′ 55" E
Luzzone dam	1965	Dam wall	Olivone	225	46 ° 33 ′ 45 "N, 8 ° 57 ′ 49" E
Contra dam	1965	Dam wall	Tenero-Contra	220	46 ° 11 '48 "N, 8 ° 50' 53" E
National broadcaster Monte Ceneri	1978	Guyed steel framework mast	Monte Ceneri	220	46 ° 8 ′ 19 ″ N, 8 ° 59 ′ 26 ″ E	isolated from earth
State transmitter Beromünster , Blosenberg tower	1937	Steel lattice tower	Gunzwil , Beromünster municipality	216	47 ° 11 ′ 23 "N, 8 ° 10 ′ 32" E	isolated from earth. Until 2011 transmission tower, today a historical witness
Bern-Bantiger TV tower	1995	Reinforced concrete tower	Bolligen	196	46 ° 58 ′ 40 "N, 7 ° 31 ′ 43" E
Landessender Sottens , old transmission tower	1931	Steel lattice tower	Sottens	190		isolated from earth, demolished in 1989
Country transmitter Sottens	1989	Steel lattice tower	Sottens	188	46 ° 39 '22 "N, 6 ° 43' 44" E	Grounded tower with trap antenna for medium wave, demolished in 2014
TV tower Uetliberg	1990	Reinforced concrete tower	Zurich	187	47 ° 21 ′ 5 "N, 8 ° 29 ′ 25" E
Emosson dam	1974	Dam wall	Finhaut	180	46 ° 4 ′ 3 ″ N, 6 ° 55 ′ 55 ″ E
Roche Tower (Building 1)	2015	Reinforced concrete high-rise	Basel	178	47 ° 33 ′ 30 "N, 7 ° 36 ′ 28" E	highest house in Switzerland since 2015
Calandawind wind turbine	2013	Tubular steel tower	Haldenstein	175	46 ° 53 ′ 38 "N, 9 ° 32 ′ 19" E	highest point of the rotor blades
Hammetschwand lift	1905	Steel lattice tower	Lucerne	157	47 ° 0 ′ 3 "N, 8 ° 23 ′ 46" E
Zervreila reservoir	1958	Dam wall	Vals GR	151	46 ° 34 ′ 40 ″ N, 9 ° 7 ′ 6 ″ E
Ganter Bridge	1980	bridge	Ried-Brig	150	46 ° 17 ′ 47 ″ N, 8 ° 3 ′ 3 ″ E
Cooling tower at the Gösgen nuclear power plant	1978	Cooling tower	Daniken	150	47 ° 21 ′ 58 "N, 7 ° 58 ′ 9" E
Cooling tower at Leibstadt nuclear power plant	1984	Cooling tower	Leibstadt	144	47 ° 36 ′ 7 ″ N, 8 ° 11 ′ 7 ″ E
TV tower St. Chrischona	1962	Steel lattice tower	St. Chrischona	136		Demolished in 1984
Monte Ceneri transmission tower	1933	Steel lattice tower	Monte Ceneri	135	46 ° 8 ′ 26 "N, 8 ° 54 ′ 56" E	insulated from earth, originally 120 meters high, TV transmitter since 1978 (today DVB-T and DAB)
Brühlberg Tower	1994	Reinforced concrete tower	Winterthur	130	47 ° 30 ′ 7 ″ N, 8 ° 42 ′ 9 ″ E
Prime Tower	2011	Reinforced concrete high-rise	Zurich -Hardbrücke	126	47 ° 23 ′ 9 ″ N, 8 ° 31 ′ 1 ″ E	Commercial skyscraper, until 2015 the tallest building in Switzerland
Wildegg fireplace	1969	stack	Wildegg	125	47 ° 24 ′ 51 ″ N, 8 ° 9 ′ 36 ″ E	Cement factory
Sottens reserve transmission tower	1931	Steel lattice tower	Sottens	125	46 ° 39 ′ 21 "N, 6 ° 44 ′ 11" E	isolated from earth
Reserve transmission tower Beromünster (demolished)	1931	Steel lattice tower	Beromünster	125	47 ° 12 ′ 1 ″ N, 8 ° 10 ′ 17 ″ E	isolated from earth, demolished on August 19, 2011
Transmission towers HBG Prangins	1931	Steel lattice tower	Prangins	125	46 ° 24 '27 "N, 6 ° 15' 7" E ; 46 ° 24 ′ 33 "N, 6 ° 15 ′ 13" E	2 earthed towers to support a T-antenna for long wave, demolished in 2012
Säntis transmission tower	1998	Reinforced concrete tower	Säntis	123.55	47 ° 14 ′ 58 "N, 9 ° 20 ′ 33" E
Mont Pèlerin television tower	1974	Reinforced concrete tower	Mont Pèlerin	122.6	46 ° 29 ′ 49 ″ N, 6 ° 49 ′ 9 ″ E
Novartis AG Basel fireplace	?	stack	Basel	122		Demolished in 2005
Chimney of the Chavalon thermal power station	1965	stack	Vouvry	120	46 ° 20 ′ 50 "N, 6 ° 52 ′ 41" E
Holcim fireplace	?	stack	Holderbank AG	120		Demolished in 1984
Transmitter system Nods Chasseral	1983	Concrete / steel lattice tower	Biel / Bienne	120	47 ° 7 '59 "N, 7 ° 3' 37" E
Valzeina transmitter	?	Steel lattice tower	Valzeina	120	46 ° 56 ′ 45 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 40" E
Mont-Gibloux transmission tower	1962	Reinforced concrete tower	Sorens	118.7	46 ° 41 ′ 3 ″ N, 7 ° 2 ′ 27 ″ E
Swissmill grain silo	2013-2015	Grain silo	Zurich	118	47 ° 23 '22.7 "  N , 008 ° 31' 37.4"  E	Highest grain silo in the world
Meteorological measuring mast at Leibstadt nuclear power plant	1997	Guyed steel framework mast	Leibstadt	115	47 ° 35 ′ 50 ″ N, 8 ° 11 ′ 17 ″ E
La Dôle transmission tower	1958	Steel lattice tower	La Dole	112	46 ° 25 '50 "N, 6 ° 7' 34" E
Wasserflue transmission tower	?	Steel lattice tower	Küttigen	112	47 ° 25 '52 "N, 8 ° 1' 13" E
Engelberg Tower (Dulliken)	1974	Steel lattice tower	Dulliken	110.6	47 ° 20 ′ 9 ″ N, 7 ° 56 ′ 41 ″ E
Chimneys of the waste incineration plant in Basel	1999	stack	Basel	110	47 ° 34 ′ 23 "N, 7 ° 34 ′ 8" E ; 47 ° 34 ′ 22 ″ N, 7 ° 34 ′ 8 ″ E	2 chimneys
Poya Bridge	2014	Cable-stayed bridge	Freiburg	110	46 ° 48 '47.0 "  N , 007 ° 09' 55.0"  E	longest span in Switzerland
Peuchapatte wind farm	2010	Tubular steel tower	Le Peuchapatte	108	47 ° 12 ′ 8 "N, 6 ° 57 ′ 46" E	Wind turbine of the type Enercon E-82
Chimney of the Aubrugg thermal power station	1977	stack	Zurich	105	47 ° 24 '43 "N, 8 ° 34' 24" E
Exhibition tower Basel	2003	skyscraper	Basel	105	47 ° 33'52 "N, 7 ° 36'8" E	until 2011 tallest house in Switzerland
Bern Minster	1883	Steeple	Bern	100	46 ° 56 ′ 50 ″ N, 7 ° 27 ′ 4 ″ E
Chimney waste incineration plant in the Linth area	1973	stack	Niederurnen	100	47 ° 8 ′ 7 ″ N, 9 ° 2 ′ 25 ″ E
Sulzer high-rise	1962	office building	Winterthur	99.9	47 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 8 ° 43 ′ 5 ″ E	until 2003 tallest house in Switzerland
Exhaust chimney at the Gösgen nuclear power plant	1978	Exhaust chimney	Daniken	99	47 ° 21 '57 "N, 7 ° 57' 56" E
Collonges wind turbine	2005	Tubular steel tower	Collonges VS	99	46 ° 9 ′ 36 "N, 7 ° 2 ′ 14" E	Wind turbine of the type Enercon E-70 / E4
Martigny wind turbine	2008	Tubular steel tower	Martigny	98	46 ° 7 '36 "N, 7 ° 3' 8" E	Wind turbine of the type Enercon E-82
Malters church tower	1839	Steeple	Malters	97.56	47 ° 2 ′ 9 ″ N, 8 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E	second tallest church tower in Switzerland
Cholfirst transmission tower	1973	Steel lattice tower	Flurlingen	96	47 ° 40 ′ 52 "N, 8 ° 38 ′ 48" E	Viewing platform at a height of 42 meters
Rigi transmission tower	1998	Reinforced concrete tower	Arth	95	47 ° 3 ′ 23 "N, 8 ° 29 ′ 5" E
Wind turbines in the Mont Crosin wind farm , type Vestas V90	2010	Tubular steel tower	Mont Crosin	95	47 ° 9 ′ 49 ″ N, 6 ° 59 ′ 12 ″ E 47 ° 10 ′ 35 ″ N, 7 ° 0 ′ 33 ″ E 47 ° 11 ′ 6 ″ N, 7 ° 0 ′ 54 ″ E 47 ° 10 ′ 51 ″ N, 7 ° 1 ′ 12 ″ E 47 ° 11 ′ 10 ″ N, 7 ° 1 ′ 20 ″ E 47 ° 11 ′ 16 ″ N, 7 ° 1 ′ 30 ″ E 47 ° 11 ′ 46 ″ N, 7 ° 3 ′ 2 ″ E 47 ° 12 ′ 5 ″ N, 7 ° 4 ′ 27 ″ E	8 Vestas V90 wind turbines
Support of the Gant – Hohtälli cable car	1998	Steel lattice tower	Zermatt	94	45 ° 59 ′ 58 "N, 7 ° 47 ′ 41" E
Parish church steeple Alpnach	1812-1820	Steeple	Alpnach	91.17	46 ° 56 '27.6 "  N , 008 ° 16'18.0"  E
Red Tower (Winterthur)	1999/2000	office building	Winterthur	90	47 ° 30 '12 "N, 8 ° 43' 39" E	with the Roter Turm restaurant
Residential building 1 / Hochzwei Luzern-Allmend	2012	Residential high-rise	Lucerne	88	47 ° 1 ′ 55 ″ N, 8 ° 18 ′ 22 ″ E	tallest residential building in central Switzerland
Saint-Brais wind farm	2009	Tubular steel tower	Saint-Brais	85	47 ° 18 '10 "N, 7 ° 6' 3" E  ; 47 ° 18 ′ 13 ″ N, 7 ° 6 ′ 26 ″ E	2 Enercon E-82 wind turbines
Church tower of Schüpfheim	1805	Steeple	Schüpfheim	82.63	46 ° 57 ′ 11.0 ″  N , 008 ° 01 ′ 11.0 ″  E
City West twin towers	2011	Double skyscraper	Chur	79	46 ° 50 ′ 48 "N, 9 ° 30 ′ 28" E
Pillar 2 Sunniberg Bridge	1998	Road bridge	Monastery	77	46 ° 53 '8 "N, 9 ° 51' 23" E
House 2 / Hochzwei Luzern-Allmend	2012	Residential high-rise	Lucerne	77	47 ° 1 ′ 54 ″ N, 8 ° 18 ′ 22 ″ E	second tallest residential building in central Switzerland
Reformed Church Amriswil	1892	Steeple	Amriswil	75	47 ° 32 ′ 41 ″ N, 9 ° 17 ′ 51 ″ E	highest church tower in the canton of Thurgau
Chimney of the GEVAG waste incineration plant	1975	stack	Trimmis	73	46 ° 54'58 "N, 9 ° 33'25" E
Wind turbines in the Mont Crosin wind power station , type Vestas V66	2004	Tubular steel tower	Mont Crosin	69	47 ° 9 ′ 54 "N, 6 ° 59 ′ 15" E  ; 47 ° 9 ′ 35 "N, 6 ° 58 ′ 8" E	2 Vestas V90 wind turbines
Basel Minster	1429	Steeple	Basel	67.3	47 ° 33 ′ 23 "N, 7 ° 35 ′ 33" E
Landwasser Viaduct	1901	Railway bridge	Filisur	65	46 ° 40 ′ 51 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 34" E

See also

• List of high-rise buildings in Switzerland
• List of the tallest television and telecommunications towers in Switzerland
• List of observation towers in Switzerland
• List of the tallest sacred buildings in Switzerland

Web links

• http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=37729532
• Wind turbines in Switzerland

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap