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  1. Barrage de la Grande-Dixence 1
    Barrage de la Grande-Dixence
    SwitzerlandHérémence
    285 m 1961
  2. St. Chrischona Tower 2
    St. Chrischona Tower
    SwitzerlandBettingen
    251 m 1984
  3. ▢
    3
    Barrage de Mauvoisin
    SwitzerlandBagnes
    250 m 1957
  4. Elysium 4
    Elysium
    SwitzerlandZurich
    240 m 60 fl
  5. Roche-Turm 2 5
    Roche-Turm 2
    SwitzerlandBasel
    205 m 50 fl 2021
  6. Roche-Turm 6
    Roche-Turm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    178 m 41 fl 2015
  7. Barrage de Moiry 7
    Barrage de Moiry
    SwitzerlandAnniviers
    148 m 1958
  8. ▢
    8
    Roche-Turm 3
    SwitzerlandBasel
    132 m
  9. ▢
    9
    Prime Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    126 m 36 fl 2011
  10. Säntis Sendemast 10
    Säntis Sendemast
    SwitzerlandAppenzell
    124 m 1997
  11. Mattmark 11
    Mattmark
    SwitzerlandSaas Almagell
    120 m 1967
  12. 425 pRED Bau 7 12
    425 pRED Bau 7
    SwitzerlandBasel
    115 m 25 fl
  13. Basler Messeturm 13
    Basler Messeturm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    105 m 32 fl 2003
  14. Muenster of Saint Vincent 14
    Muenster of Saint Vincent
    SwitzerlandBern
    101 m 1893
  15. Bernstraße 25 15
    Bernstraße 25
    SwitzerlandOstermundigen
    101 m 33 fl
  16. Berghotel 16
    Berghotel
    SwitzerlandDavos
    100 m 26 fl
  17. Wintower 17
    Wintower
    SwitzerlandWinterthur
    99 m 28 fl 1966
  18. Kirche St. Martin 18
    Kirche St. Martin
    SwitzerlandMalters
    98 m
  19. Predigerkirche 19
    Predigerkirche
    SwitzerlandZurich
    97 m 1900
  20. Claraturm 20
    Claraturm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    96 m 29 fl
  21. ▢
    21
    Harder Hochhaus III
    SwitzerlandZurich
    95 m 33 fl 1978
  22. ▢
    22
    Hardau Hochhaus I
    SwitzerlandZurich
    92 m 33 fl 1978
  23. ▢
    23
    Cite du Lignon Large Tower
    SwitzerlandVernier
    91 m 31 fl 1968
  24. Sunrise Tower 24
    Sunrise Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    90 m 26 fl 2004
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    25
    Swisscom Tower
    SwitzerlandWinterthur
    90 m 25 fl 1999
  26. Hochzwei I 26
    Hochzwei I
    SwitzerlandHorw
    88 m 31 fl 2012
  27. Baloise-Hochhaus 27
    Baloise-Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    87 m 25 fl
  28. Barrage de Cleuson 28
    Barrage de Cleuson
    SwitzerlandNendaz
    87 m 1951
  29. ▢
    29
    Swissôtel Zürich
    SwitzerlandZurich
    85 m 32 fl 1972
  30. ▢
    30
    Tilia Tower
    SwitzerlandLausanne
    85 m 28 fl
  31. ▢
    31
    Südpark Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    81 m 27 fl 2017
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    32
    Mobimo Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    80 m 24 fl 2011
  33. Andreasturm 33
    Andreasturm
    SwitzerlandZurich
    80 m 22 fl 2018
  34. Tour D'Ivoire 34
    Tour D'Ivoire
    SwitzerlandMontreux
    79 m 25 fl 1962
  35. ▢
    35
    Cite du Lignon Small Tower
    SwitzerlandVernier
    78 m 28 fl 1968
  36. Hochzwei II 36
    Hochzwei II
    SwitzerlandHorw
    77 m 27 fl 2012
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    37
    Hardau Hochhaus IV
    SwitzerlandZurich
    72 m 23 fl 1978
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    38
    Allianz Suisse
    SwitzerlandWallisellen
    72 m 2013
  39. ▢
    39
    425 pRed Bau 6
    SwitzerlandBasel
    72 m 15 fl
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    40
    St. Jakob-Turm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    71 m 16 fl 2008
  41. Elisabethenkirche 41
    Elisabethenkirche
    SwitzerlandBasel
    71 m 1865
  42. Aglaya 42
    Aglaya
    SwitzerlandRotkreuz
    70 m 21 fl
  43. Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich 43
    Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich
    SwitzerlandBasel
    70 m 20 fl 1977
  44. Lonza AG 44
    Lonza AG
    SwitzerlandBasel
    68 m 20 fl 1962
  45. ▢
    45
    Hochhaus Löwenbräu
    SwitzerlandZurich
    68 m 17 fl 2009
  46. ▢
    46
    Crowne Plaza Hotel
    SwitzerlandBasel
    67 m 17 fl 2004
  47. Basler Münster 47
    Basler Münster
    SwitzerlandBasel
    67 m 1529
  48. AQUILA 48
    AQUILA
    SwitzerlandPratteln
    66 m 19 fl 2015
  49. ▢
    49
    Main Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    65 m 17 fl
  50. ▢
    50
    AEW Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandAarau
    65 m 15 fl 1969
  51. Uptown Zug 51
    Uptown Zug
    SwitzerlandZug
    63 m 19 fl 2011
  52. Grossmünster 52
    Grossmünster
    SwitzerlandZurich
    62 m
  53. Antoniuskirche 53
    Antoniuskirche
    SwitzerlandBasel
    62 m 1931
  54. ▢
    54
    Escherterrassen Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandZurich
    60 m 19 fl 2013
  55. Tour Espacité 55
    Tour Espacité
    SwitzerlandLa Chaux-de-Fonds
    60 m 15 fl 1994
  56. ▢
    56
    Centre Locle
    SwitzerlandLe Locle
    59 m 18 fl 1973
  57. ▢
    57
    Leutschentower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    56 m 19 fl 2011
  58. PostFinance Hauptsitz 58
    PostFinance Hauptsitz
    SwitzerlandBern
    55 m 14 fl 2013
  59. Qube Hochhaus 59
    Qube Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandEbikon
    55 m 15 fl
  60. Wabern-Hochhaus 60
    Wabern-Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandWabern
    53 m 17 fl
  61. ▢
    61
    Bürohochhaus Obsidian
    SwitzerlandZurich
    52 m 15 fl 2004
  62. ▢
    62
    Haus Urania
    SwitzerlandZurich
    51 m 10 fl 1907
  63. ▢
    63
    La Tour de l'OFS
    SwitzerlandNeuchâtel
    50 m 15 fl 1998
  64. ▢
    64
    Hochhaus Zur Palme
    SwitzerlandZurich
    50 m 14 fl 1964
  65. ▢
    65
    Vertex
    SwitzerlandZurich
    50 m 14 fl
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    66
    Business Center Andreaspark
    SwitzerlandZurich
    50 m 13 fl 2010
  67. Mobimo Hochhaus 67
    Mobimo Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandZurich
    46 m 23 fl 1971
  68. ▢
    68
    Entenweid III
    SwitzerlandBasel
    44 m 13 fl 1951
  69. ▢
    69
    Entenweid I
    SwitzerlandBasel
    44 m 13 fl 1951
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    70
    Entenweid II
    SwitzerlandBasel
    44 m 13 fl 1951
  71. Bürokomplex an der Vulkanstraße 71
    Bürokomplex an der Vulkanstraße
    SwitzerlandZurich
    44 m 14 fl 2005
  72. ▢
    72
    Cap Plein Ciel
    SwitzerlandHuningue
    42 m 15 fl 2010
  73. ▢
    73
    Spalentor
    SwitzerlandBasel
    40 m 1398
  74. Konzil 74
    Konzil
    SwitzerlandKonstanz
    39 m 3 fl
  75. ▢
    75
    Wasserturm Bruderholz
    SwitzerlandBasel
    35 m 1926
  76. ▢
    76
    Three Countries Bridge
    SwitzerlandWeil am Rhein
    25 m 2007
  77. ▢
    77
    WSJ-158 Novartis Campus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    22 m 6 fl
  78. VitraHaus 78
    VitraHaus
    SwitzerlandWeil am Rhein
    21 m 5 fl 2010
  79. Messehalle 3 79
    Messehalle 3
    SwitzerlandBasel
    19 m 4 fl 1964
  80. ▢
    80
    Empfang Novartis Campus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    5 m 1 fl 2007
  81. ▢
    81
    Harder Hochhaus II
    SwitzerlandZurich
    30 fl 1978
  82. Holenackerstrasse 85 82
    Holenackerstrasse 85
    SwitzerlandBern
    26 fl 1985
  83. Shopping Center Hochhaus 7 83
    Shopping Center Hochhaus 7
    SwitzerlandSpreitenbach
    25 fl 1970
  84. Belmontstrasse 1 84
    Belmontstrasse 1
    SwitzerlandChur
    25 fl
  85. Holenackerstrasse 65 85
    Holenackerstrasse 65
    SwitzerlandBern
    25 fl
  86. Jupiterstraße 5 86
    Jupiterstraße 5
    SwitzerlandBern
    24 fl
  87. Jupiterstraße 7 87
    Jupiterstraße 7
    SwitzerlandBern
    24 fl
  88. Jupiterstraße 3 88
    Jupiterstraße 3
    SwitzerlandBern
    24 fl
  89. Migros Lancy-Onex 89
    Migros Lancy-Onex
    SwitzerlandLancy
    23 fl
  90. Rue des Musées 58 90
    Rue des Musées 58
    SwitzerlandLa Chaux-de-Fonds
    23 fl
  91. ▢
    91
    Golden Tulip Fribourg Hotel
    SwitzerlandFribourg
    22 fl
  92. Grosspeter Tower 92
    Grosspeter Tower
    SwitzerlandBasel
    22 fl 2017
  93. Aspermont 93
    Aspermont
    SwitzerlandChur
    21 fl
  94. Aspermontstrasse 19 94
    Aspermontstrasse 19
    SwitzerlandChur
    21 fl
  95. 2 Zurichstrasse 95
    2 Zurichstrasse
    SwitzerlandOftringen
    21 fl
  96. ▢
    96
    Boulevard des Promenades 20
    SwitzerlandCarouge
    21 fl
  97. ▢
    97
    Waldmannstraße 45
    SwitzerlandBern
    21 fl
  98. ▢
    98
    Kasparstrasse 17
    SwitzerlandBern
    21 fl 1973
  99. ▢
    99
    Überbauung Lochergut
    SwitzerlandZurich
    21 fl 1965
  100. ▢
    100
    Einkaufszentrum Telli
    SwitzerlandAarau
    21 fl
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