A list of tallest structures in Switzerland. This list may be incomplete and incorrect.
indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
| Construction type | year built | construction type | Location | Height | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Dixence Dam | 1965 | dam | Hérémence | 285 m | ||
| Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona | 1983 | tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen | 250 m | ||
| Mauvoisin Dam | 1957 | dam | Bagnes | 250 m | ||
| Luzzone Dam | 1965 | dam | Olivone | 225 m | ||
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri | 1978 | guyed mast | Monte Ceneri | 220 m | insulated against ground, dismantled in 2016 | |
| Verzasca Dam | 1965 | dam | Tenero-Contra | 220 m | ||
| Blosenbergturm | 1937 | lattice tower | Beromünster | 217 m | insulated against ground | |
| Roche Tower 2 | 2021 | Skyscraper | Basel | 205 m | ||
| Tamina Bridge | 2017 | bridge | Pfäfers | 200 m | ||
| Bantiger TV Tower | 1995 | concrete tower | Bolligen | 196 m | ||
| Niouc Bridge | 1922 | Bridge | Chandolin | 190 m | ||
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Sottens | 190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground | ||
| Pont de Gueuroz | 1934 | Bridge | Vernayaz | 189 m | ||
| Pont Neuf de Gueuroz | 1994 | Bridge | Vernayaz | 189 m | ||
| Sottens transmitter | 1989 | lattice tower | Sottens | 188 m | Grounded tower with cage antenna for medium wave broadcasting | |
| Uetliberg TV Tower | 1990 | concrete tower | Zürich | 187 m | ||
| Sigriswil Panorama Bridge | 2012 | Bridge | Sigriswil | 182 m | ||
| Emosson dam | 1974 | dam | Finhaut | 180 m | ||
| Roche Tower | 2015 | skyscraper | Basel | 178 m | Tallest building in Switzerland[1] | |
| Haldenstein Wind Turbine | 2013 | Wind turbine | Haldenstein | 175 m | type: V-112-3.0 MW, nacelle height: 119 metres, rotor diameter: 112 metres | |
| Hammetschwand Elevator | 1905 | lattice tower | Luzern | 157 m | ||
| Tseuzier Dam | 1957 | dam | Crans-sur-Sierre | 156 m | ||
| Göscheneralp Dam | 1960 | dam | Göschenen | 155 m | ||
| Curnera Dam | 1960 | dam | Mompe Tujetsch | 153 m | ||
| Zervreila Dam | 1958 | dam | Vals | 151 m | ||
| Cooling tower of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? | cooling tower | Gösgen | 150 m | ||
| Ganter Bridge | 1980 | Bridge | Ried-Brig | 150 m | ||
| Moiry Dam | 1958 | dam | Grimentz | 148 m | ||
| Peuchapatte Wind Turbines | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Muriaux | 148 m | Wind turbines of Enercon E-82 type | |
| Gigerwald Dam | 1976 | dam | Pfäfers | 147 m | ||
| Limmern Dam | 1963 | dam | Linthal | 146 m | ||
| Geissberg Radio Tower | lattice tower | Villigen | 145 m | |||
| Cooling tower of nuclear power plant Leibstadt | ? | cooling tower | Leibstadt | 144 m | ||
| Valle di Lei Dam | 1962 | dam | Campsut-Cröt | 141 m | ||
| DSM-Chimney | chimney | Eiken | 140 m | |||
| Martigny Wind Turbine | 2008 | Steel tube tower | Martigny | 140 m | Wind turbine of Enercon E-82 type | |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 140 m | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | 8 Wind turbines of Vestas V90 type |
| Farinet bridge | bridge | Saillon | 136 m | |||
| St. Chrischona, old tower | 1962 | lattice tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen | 136 m | ||
| Collonges Wind Turbine | 2005 | Steel tube tower | Collonges | 135.5 m | Wind turbine of Enercon E-70/E4 type | |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri | 1933 | Lattice tower | Monte Ceneri pass | 135 m | 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 | ||
| Sambuco Dam | 1956 | dam | Fusio | 130 m | ||
| Gall Dam | 1968 | dam | Zernez | 130 m | ||
| Dala Gorge Bridge | 1991 | bridge | Leuk | 130 m | ||
| Brühlberg Tower | 1994 | concrete tower | Winterthur | 130 m | ||
| Nalps Dam | 1962 | dam | Sedrun | 127 m | ||
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1933 | lattice tower | Beromünster | 125 m | insulated against ground | |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | lattice tower | Sottens | 125 m | Insulated against ground | |
| Towers of HBG Prangins | 1931 | lattice towers | Prangins | 125 m | ; | 2 grounded towers carrying a T-antenna for longwave, demolished in 2012 |
| Prime Tower (formerly "Maagtower") | 2011 | Skyscraper | Zürich | 125 m | Second tallest building in Switzerland (in future 5th tallest skyscraper in Switzerland) | |
| Jura-Zement Factory Chimney | ? | Chimney | Wildegg | 125 m | ||
| Chimney of Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Mühleberg | 125 m | ||
| Hongrin Dam North | 1969 | Dam | L'Etivaz | 125 m | ||
| Säntis transmitter | 1998 | concrete tower | Säntis | 123,55 m | ||
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower | 1974 | concrete tower | Mont Pèlerin | 122.6 m | ||
| Chimney of Novartis AG | ? | Chimney | Basel | 122 m | demolished in 2005 | |
| Old Stalden Bridge | 1930 | Bridge | Stalden | 122 m | ||
| New Stalden Bridge | 1969 | Bridge | Stalden | 122 m | ||
| Gries Wind Turbine | Wind Turbine | Ulrichen | 120.5 m | 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 | ||
| Chimney of Chavalon Thermal Power Plant | 1965 | Chimney | Vouvry | 120 m | ||
| Mattmark | 1967 | Dam | Saas Almagell | 120 m | ||
| Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral | 1983 | concrete tower | Nods | 120 m | ||
| Valzeina TV Tower | lattice tower | Valzeina | 120 m | |||
| St. Brais Wind Turbines | 2009 | Steel tube tower | St. Brais | 119 m | ; | 2 Wind turbines of Enercon E-70/E4 type |
| Gibloux Radio Tower | ? | concrete tower | Sorens | 118.7 m | ||
| Kornhaus Swissmill | 2015 | silo | Zürich | 118 m | ||
| Santa Maria Dam | 1968 | dam | Medels | 117 m | ||
| Albinga Dam | 1959 | dam | Vicosoprano | 117 m | ||
| Meteorological Mast of Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | 1997 | guyed mast | Leibstadt | 115 m | ||
| Mentue bridge | 1999 | bridge | Yvonand | 115 m | motorway bridge | |
| Spitallamm Dam | 1932 | dam | Guttannen | 114 m | ||
| Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | lattice tower | La Dole | 112 m | ||
| Innerthal Dam | 1932 | dam | Innerthal | 112 m | ||
| Wasserflue Radio Tower | lattice tower | Küttigen | 112 m | |||
| Cavagnoli Dam | 1968 | dam | Cavergno | 111 m | ||
| Engelberg Radio Tower | 1974 | lattice tower | Dulliken | 110.6 m | ||
| Chimneys of Basel Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Basel | 110 m | ; | 2 chimneys |
| Vaux Bridge | 1999 | bridge | Yvonand | 110 m | motorway bridge | |
| Swisscom Tower | Highrise | Winterthur | 110 m | roof height: 90 metres | ||
| Poya Bridge | 2014 | bridge | Fribourg | 107.65 m | ||
| Cheneviers Waste Incineration Facility | ? | Building with chimney | Aïre-la-Ville | 106 m | ||
| Chimney of Aubrugg Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Zürich | 105 m | ||
| Basler Messeturm | 2003 | skyscraper | Basel | 105 m | Third tallest building in Switzerland[2] | |
| Twin Chimney of Cheneviers Waste Incineration Facility | ? | chimney | Aïre-la-Ville | 103 m | ||
| Large chimney of Basel Roche-works | 1957 | chimney | Basel | 103 m | ||
| Biaschina Bridge | 1983 | bridge | Giornico | 102 m | motorway bridge | |
| Bière Wind Measurement Mast | 2012 | guyed mast | Bière | 102 m | ||
| Münster of Bern | 1883 | cathedral | Bern | 100 m | tallest church tower in Switzerland | |
| Attisholz-Infra Work | ? | Building with chimney | Riedholz | 100 m | ||
| Volta-Basel Cogeneration Facility | ? | Building with chimney | Basel | 100 m | ||
| Large Chimney of Schweizerhalle Novartis-Works | ? | Chimney | Muttenz | 100 m | ||
| Infrapark Cogeneration Facility | ? | Building with chimney | Muttenz | 100 m | ||
| Large Chimney of Siggenthal Cement Factory | ? | Chimney | Siggenthal | 100 m | ||
| Collombey Refinery, Chimney North | ? | Chimney | Collombey | 100 m | ||
| Large Chimney of Collombey Refinery | ? | Chimney | Collombey | 100 m | ||
| Chimney of Collombey Refinery Power Station | ? | Chimney | Collombey | 100 m | ||
| Large Chimney of Cressier Refinery | ? | Chimney | Cressier | 100 m | ||
| Obwalden High Bridge | 1943 | Bridge | Kerns | 100 m | Roof-covered, wooden bridge | |
| Oberaar Dam | 1953 | dam | Guttannen | 100 m | ||
| Gimmelwald Nepal Bridge | 2008 | Bridge | Mürren | 100 m | ||
| Trift Bridge | 2009 | Bridge | Gadmen | 100 m | ||
| Linthgebiet Waste Incineration Plant Chimney | ? | Chimney | Niederurnen | 100 m | ||
| Sulzer Building | 1962 | Highrise | Winterthur | 99.9 m | ||
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2004 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 99 m | 47.1651°N 6.9876°W ; 47.1598°N 6.969°W | 2 Wind turbines of Vestas V66 type |
| Sitter Bridge | 1910 | Bridge | Sankt Gallen | 99 m | ||
| Chimney of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Gösgen | 99 m | ||
| Chimney of nuclear power plant Leibstadt | ? | Chimney | Leibstadt | 99 m | ||
| Haggen Bridge | 1937 | Bridge | Sankt Gallen | 98.6 m | ||
| Manera Telecommunication Tower | Tower | Rivera | 98 m | |||
| Malters Sankt Martin Church | 1883 | Church | Malters | 98 m | ||
| Prediger Church | Church | Zürich | 97 m | |||
| Feschel transmitter | 1980 | Tower | Zürich | 97 m | ||
| Cholfirst Radio Tower | 1973 | Lattice tower | Flurlingen | 96 m | Observation deck in a height of 42 metres | |
| Bullingerstrasse 73 | 1978 | Highrise | Zürich | 95.4 m | ||
| Ulmizberg Telecommunication Tower | 1974 | Lattice tower | Köniz | 95 m | Observation deck in a height of 13.5 metres | |
| Rigi TV Tower | 1998 | Concrete tower | Arth | 95 m | Observation deck in a height of 7 metres | |
| Chimney of Kirchberg Waste Incineration Facility | 1992 | chimney | Bazenheid | 95 m | ||
| Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway Support Pillar | 1998 | Lattice tower | Zermatt | 94 m | ||
| Zürichberg Radio Tower | tower | Zürich | 94 m | |||
| Räterichsboden Dam | 1950 | dam | Guttannen | 94 m | ||
| Salginatobel Bridge | 1930 | bridge | Schiers | 93 m | Arch bridge | |
| Malvaglia Dam | 1959 | dam | Malvaglia | 92 m | ||
| Alpnach St. Maria Magdalena Church | 1820 | Church | Alpnach | 91.17 m | ||
| Marmorera Dam | 1954 | dam | Marmorera | 91 m | ||
| Cite du Lignon Large Tower | 1968 | highrise | Vernier | 90.83 m | ||
| Hongrin Dam South | 1969 | Dam | L'Etivaz | 90 m | ||
| Chimney of Josef Street Waste Incineration Facility | chimney | Zürich | 90 m | |||
| Chimney of Hagenholz Waste Incineration Facility | 1991 | chimney | Zürich | 90 m | ||
| Chimney of Eclépens Cement Factory | chimney | Eclépens | 90 m | |||
| Sunrise Tower | 2004 | highrise | Zürich | 90 m | ||
| Fégire Bridge | bridge | Châtel-St-Denis | 90 m | |||
| MZA Celerina | lattice tower | Celerina | 90 m | |||
| Sankt Gallen Waste Incineration Facility | Building with chimney | Sankt Gallen | 90 m | |||
| Mont Cornu Radio Tower | lattice tower | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 90 m | |||
| 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 | ||
| Espacité | ||||||
| Office Building | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 60 m | ||||
| Edipresse Tower | ||||||
| Office Building | Lausanne | 52 m |