List of tallest structures in Switzerland

A list of tallest structures in Switzerland. This list may be incomplete and incorrect.

Roche Tower – Switzerland's tallest building since 2015
Grande Dixence Dam, 285 m
Blosenbergturm 217 m
Hammetschwand Elevator, 157 m
Basler Messeturm, 105 m
Münster of Bern, 100 m

  indicates a structure that is no longer standing.

Construction type year of 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 Zurich 97 m 47°22′26.09″N 8°32′42.23″E
Feschel transmitter 1980 Tower Zurich 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 Zurich 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
Zurichberg Radio Tower tower Zurich 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 Zurich 90 m 47°23′12.96″N 8°31′20.61″E
Chimney of Hagenholz Waste Incineration Facility 1991 chimney Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich-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

See also

References
  1. Weir, Keith (18 September 2015). "Roche shows its intent with Switzerland's tallest skyscraper". Reuters. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. Gernet, Joel (26 March 2014). "Basler Zeitung". Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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