A list of tallest structures in Switzerland. This list may be incomplete and incorrect.
| 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 / 46.080525°N 7.4036472°E / 46.080525; 7.4036472 (Grande Dixence Dam) | |
| Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona | 1983 | tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen | 250 m | 47°34′18.26″N 7°41′13.16″E / 47.5717389°N 7.6869889°E / 47.5717389; 7.6869889 (St. Chrischona TV Tower) | |
| Mauvoisin Dam | 1957 | dam | Bagnes | 250 m | 45°59′52.79″N 7°20′55.17″E / 45.9979972°N 7.3486583°E / 45.9979972; 7.3486583 (Mauvoisin Dam) | |
| Luzzone Dam | 1965 | dam | Olivone | 225 m | 46°33′45.12″N 8°57′48.8″E / 46.5625333°N 8.963556°E / 46.5625333; 8.963556 (Luzzone Dam) | |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri | 1978 | guyed mast | Monte Ceneri | 220 m | 46°8′19.11″N 8°59′25.5″E / 46.1386417°N 8.990417°E / 46.1386417; 8.990417 (Monte Ceneri Radio Mast) | insulated against ground |
| Verzasca Dam | 1965 | dam | Tenero-Contra | 220 m | 46°11′48.05″N 8°50′53.15″E / 46.1966806°N 8.8480972°E / 46.1966806; 8.8480972 (Verzasca Dam) | |
| Blosenbergturm | 1937 | lattice tower | Beromünster | 216 m | 47°11′22.52″N 8°10′31.65″E / 47.1895889°N 8.1754583°E / 47.1895889; 8.1754583 (Blosenberg Tower) | insulated against ground |
| Bantiger TV Tower | 1995 | concrete tower | Bolligen | 196 m | 46°58′40.14″N 7°31′43.2″E / 46.9778167°N 7.528667°E / 46.9778167; 7.528667 (Bantiger TV Tower) | |
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Sottens | 190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground | ||
| Sottens transmitter | 1989 | lattice tower | Sottens | 188 m | 46°39′21.74″N 6°43′44.43″E / 46.6560389°N 6.7290083°E / 46.6560389; 6.7290083 (Sottens transmitter, Main tower) | 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 / 47.3513583°N 8.490175°E / 47.3513583; 8.490175 (Uetliberg TV Tower) | |
| Emosson dam | 1974 | dam | Finhaut | 180 m | 46°4′2.9″N 6°55′54.59″E / 46.067472°N 6.9318306°E / 46.067472; 6.9318306 (Emosson dam) | |
| Hammetschwand Elevator | 1905 | lattice tower | Luzern | 157 m | 47°0′3.31″N 8°23′46.2″E / 47.0009194°N 8.396167°E / 47.0009194; 8.396167 (Hammetschwand Elevator) | |
| Zervreila Dam | 1958 | dam | Vals | 151 m | 46°34′39.74″N 9°7′5.91″E / 46.5777056°N 9.1183083°E / 46.5777056; 9.1183083 (Zervreila Dam) | |
| Cooling tower of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? | cooling tower | Gösgen | 150 m | 47°21′57.85″N 7°58′8.65″E / 47.3660694°N 7.9690694°E / 47.3660694; 7.9690694 (Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Tower) | |
| Cooling tower of nuclear power plant Leibstadt | ? | cooling tower | Leibstadt | 150 m | 47°36′6.99″N 8°11′7.01″E / 47.6019417°N 8.1852806°E / 47.6019417; 8.1852806 (Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Tower) | |
| Ganter Bridge | 1980 | Bridge | Eisten | 150 m | 46°17′47.06″N 8°3′2.73″E / 46.2964056°N 8.0507583°E / 46.2964056; 8.0507583 (Ganter Bridge) | |
| Peuchapatte Wind Turbines | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Muriaux | 148 | 47°12′7.82″N 6°57′46.52″E / 47.2021722°N 6.9629222°E / 47.2021722; 6.9629222 (Peuchapatte Wind Turbines) | Wind turbines of Enercon E-82 type |
| Martigny Wind Turbine | 2008 | Steel tube tower | Martigny | 140 | 46°7′36.22″N 7°3′7.74″E / 46.1267278°N 7.05215°E / 46.1267278; 7.05215 (Martigny Wind Turbine) | Wind turbine of Enercon E-82 type |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 140 | 47°9′48.66″N 6°59′11.71″E / 47.1635167°N 6.9865861°E / 47.1635167; 6.9865861 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°10′35.42″N 7°0′33.09″E / 47.1765056°N 7.0091917°E / 47.1765056; 7.0091917 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°11′5.59″N 7°0′54.41″E / 47.1848861°N 7.0151139°E / 47.1848861; 7.0151139 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°10′50.87″N 7°1′11.81″E / 47.1807972°N 7.0199472°E / 47.1807972; 7.0199472 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°11′9.89″N 7°1′20.28″E / 47.1860806°N 7.0223°E / 47.1860806; 7.0223 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°11′15.66″N 7°1′30.46″E / 47.1876833°N 7.0251278°E / 47.1876833; 7.0251278 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°11′46.46″N 7°3′1.75″E / 47.1962389°N 7.0504861°E / 47.1962389; 7.0504861 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) ; 47°12′5.46″N 7°4′26.51″E / 47.2015167°N 7.0740306°E / 47.2015167; 7.0740306 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine) | 8 Wind turbines of Vestas V90 type |
| 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 / 46.1599333°N 7.0371722°E / 46.1599333; 7.0371722 (Collonges Wind Turbine) | 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 / 46.1406222°N 8.9156583°E / 46.1406222; 8.9156583 (Monte Ceneri Radio Tower) | insulated against ground, originally 120 metres tall. Since 1978 used for TV-broadcasting ( today DVB-T and DAB) |
| Brühlberg Tower | 1994 | concrete tower | Winterthur | 130 m | 47°30′7″N 8°42′8.94″E / 47.50194°N 8.7024833°E / 47.50194; 8.7024833 (Brühlberg Tower) | |
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1933 | lattice tower | Beromünster | 125 m | 47°12′1.01″N 8°10′17.11″E / 47.2002806°N 8.1714194°E / 47.2002806; 8.1714194 (Beromünster transmitter, backup broadcasting tower) | insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | lattice tower | Sottens | 125 m | 46°39′21.38″N 6°44′11.04″E / 46.6559389°N 6.7364°E / 46.6559389; 6.7364 (Sottens transmitter, backup broadcasting tower) | Insulated against ground |
| Towers of HBG Prangins | 1931 | lattice towers | Prangins | 125 m | 46°24′27.02″N 6°15′7.33″E / 46.4075056°N 6.2520361°E / 46.4075056; 6.2520361 (HBG Prangins, Tower 1) ; 46°24′33.3″N 6°15′13.08″E / 46.40925°N 6.2536333°E / 46.40925; 6.2536333 (HBG Prangins, Tower 2) | 2 grounded towers carrying a T-antenna for medium wave |
| Prime Tower (formerly "Maagtower") | 2011 | building | Zürich | 125 m | The tallest building in Switzerland | |
| Chimney Wildegg | ? | Chimney | Wildegg | 125 m | 47°24′50.78″N 8°9′35.55″E / 47.4141056°N 8.159875°E / 47.4141056; 8.159875 (Chimney Wildegg) | |
| Säntis Transmission Tower | 1998 | concrete tower | Säntis | 123,55 m | 47°14′58.07″N 9°20′32.8″E / 47.2494639°N 9.342444°E / 47.2494639; 9.342444 (Säntis TV Tower) | |
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower | 1974 | concrete tower | Mont Pèlerin | 122.6 m | 46°29′49.37″N 6°49′8.77″E / 46.4970472°N 6.8191028°E / 46.4970472; 6.8191028 (Mont Pèlerin TV Tower) | |
| Chimney of Novartis AG | ? | Chimney | Basel | 122 m | demolished in 2005 | |
| Chimney of Holderbank AG | ? | Chimney | Aargau | approximately 120 m | demolished in 1984 | |
| Chimney of Chavalon Thermal Power Plant | 1965 | Chimney | Vouvry | 120 m | 46°20′49.98″N 6°52′40.66″E / 46.3472167°N 6.8779611°E / 46.3472167; 6.8779611 (Chavalon Thermal Power Plant Chimney) | |
| Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral | ? | concrete tower | Biel/Bienne | 120 m | 47°7′59.42″N 7°3′37.19″E / 47.1331722°N 7.0603306°E / 47.1331722; 7.0603306 (Le Chasseral Directional Radio Tower) | |
| St. Brais Wind Turbines | 2009 | Steel tube tower | St. Brais | 119 | 47°18′9.84″N 7°6′2.78″E / 47.3027333°N 7.1007722°E / 47.3027333; 7.1007722 (St. Brais Wind Turbine) ; 47°18′13.14″N 7°6′25.57″E / 47.30365°N 7.1071028°E / 47.30365; 7.1071028 (St. Brais Wind Turbine) | 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 / 46.6841028°N 7.0407083°E / 46.6841028; 7.0407083 (Gibloux Radio Tower) | |
| Meteorological Mast of Leibstadt Buclear Power Plant | 1997 | guyed mast | Leibstadt | 115 | 47°35′50.24″N 8°11′17.07″E / 47.5972889°N 8.188075°E / 47.5972889; 8.188075 (Meteorological Mast of Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant) | |
| Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | lattice tower | La Dole | 112 m | 46°25′50.28″N 6°7′33.87″E / 46.4306333°N 6.126075°E / 46.4306333; 6.126075 (La Dole TV Tower) | |
| Wasserflue Radio Tower | lattice tower | Küttigen | 112 | 47°25′51.66″N 8°01′13.32″E / 47.4310167°N 8.0203667°E / 47.4310167; 8.0203667 (Wasserflue Radio Tower) | ||
| Engelberg Radio Tower | 1974 | lattice tower | Dulliken | 110.6 | 47°20′8.61″N 7°56′40.94″E / 47.335725°N 7.9447056°E / 47.335725; 7.9447056 (Engelberg Radio Tower) | |
| Chimneys of Basel Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Basel | 110 m | 47°34′22.52″N 7°34′7.89″E / 47.5729222°N 7.5688583°E / 47.5729222; 7.5688583 (Basel Incineration Plant, Chimney 1) ; 47°34′21.85″N 7°34′8.43″E / 47.5727361°N 7.5690083°E / 47.5727361; 7.5690083 (Basel Incineration Plant, Chimney 2) | 2 chimneys |
| Chimney of Aubrugg Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Zürich | 105 m | 47°24′42.66″N 8°34′24.17″E / 47.41185°N 8.5733806°E / 47.41185; 8.5733806 (Aubrugg Incineration Plant Chimney) | |
| Basler Messeturm | 2003 | skyscraper | Basel | 105 m | 47°33′52.16″N 7°36′7.85″E / 47.5644889°N 7.6021806°E / 47.5644889; 7.6021806 (Basel Messeturm) | Second tallest building in Switzerland |
| Münster of Bern | 1883 | cathedral | Bern | 100 m | 46°56′50.07″N 7°27′4.19″E / 46.9472417°N 7.4511639°E / 46.9472417; 7.4511639 (Münster of Bern) | tallest church tower in Switzerland |
| Linthgebiet Waste Incineration Plant Chimney | ? | Chimney | Niederurnen | 100 m | 47°8′7.25″N 9°2′24.52″E / 47.1353472°N 9.0401444°E / 47.1353472; 9.0401444 (Linthgebiet Waste Incineration Plant Chimney) | |
| Sulzer Building | 1962 | Highrise | Winterthur | 99.9 | 47°29′59.83″N 8°43′5.48″E / 47.4999528°N 8.7181889°E / 47.4999528; 8.7181889 (Sulzer Building) | |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2004 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 99 | 47°9′54.2″N 6°59′15.4″E / 47.165056°N 6.987611°E / 47.165056; 6.987611 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V66 Wind Turbine) ; 47°9′35.45″N 6°58′8.29″E / 47.1598472°N 6.9689694°E / 47.1598472; 6.9689694 (Mount Crosin, Vestas V66 Wind Turbine) | 2 Wind turbines of Vestas V66 type |
| Chimney of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Gösgen | 99 m | 47°21′57.18″N 7°57′56.19″E / 47.3658833°N 7.9656083°E / 47.3658833; 7.9656083 (Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant Chimney) | |
| Cholfirst Radio Tower | 1973 | Lattice tower | Flurlingen | 96 m | 47°40′51.84″N 8°38′48.47″E / 47.6810667°N 8.6467972°E / 47.6810667; 8.6467972 (Cholfirst Radio Tower) | Observation deck in a height of 42 metres |
| Rigi TV Tower | 1998 | Concrete tower | Arth | 95 m | 47°3′23.48″N 8°29′5.35″E / 47.0565222°N 8.4848194°E / 47.0565222; 8.4848194 (Rigi TV Tower) | Observation deck in a height of 7 metres |
| Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway Support Pillar | 1998 | Lattice tower | Zermatt | 94 m | 45°59′58″N 7°47′41″E / 45.99944°N 7.79472°E / 45.99944; 7.79472 (Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway Support Pillar) | |
| 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 / 46.5726306°N 8.7899417°E / 46.5726306; 8.7899417 (Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria) |
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