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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. Roche-Turm 2 4
    Roche-Turm 2
    SwitzerlandBasel
    205 m 50 fl 2021
  5. Roche-Turm 5
    Roche-Turm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    178 m 41 fl 2015
  6. Barrage de Moiry 6
    Barrage de Moiry
    SwitzerlandAnniviers
    148 m 1958
  7. ▢
    7
    Prime Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    126 m 36 fl 2011
  8. Säntis Sendemast 8
    Säntis Sendemast
    SwitzerlandAppenzell
    124 m 1997
  9. Mattmark 9
    Mattmark
    SwitzerlandSaas Almagell
    120 m 1967
  10. 425 pRED Bau 7 10
    425 pRED Bau 7
    SwitzerlandBasel
    115 m 25 fl
  11. Basler Messeturm 11
    Basler Messeturm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    105 m 32 fl 2003
  12. Muenster of Saint Vincent 12
    Muenster of Saint Vincent
    SwitzerlandBern
    101 m 1893
  13. Wintower 13
    Wintower
    SwitzerlandWinterthur
    99 m 28 fl 1966
  14. Kirche St. Martin 14
    Kirche St. Martin
    SwitzerlandMalters
    98 m
  15. Predigerkirche 15
    Predigerkirche
    SwitzerlandZurich
    97 m 1900
  16. ▢
    16
    Harder Hochhaus III
    SwitzerlandZurich
    95 m 33 fl 1978
  17. ▢
    17
    Hardau Hochhaus I
    SwitzerlandZurich
    92 m 33 fl 1978
  18. ▢
    18
    Cite du Lignon Large Tower
    SwitzerlandVernier
    91 m 31 fl 1968
  19. Sunrise Tower 19
    Sunrise Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    90 m 26 fl 2004
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    20
    Swisscom Tower
    SwitzerlandWinterthur
    90 m 25 fl 1999
  21. Hochzwei I 21
    Hochzwei I
    SwitzerlandHorw
    88 m 31 fl 2012
  22. Baloise-Hochhaus 22
    Baloise-Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    87 m 25 fl
  23. Barrage de Cleuson 23
    Barrage de Cleuson
    SwitzerlandNendaz
    87 m 1951
  24. ▢
    24
    Swissôtel Zürich
    SwitzerlandZurich
    85 m 32 fl 1972
  25. ▢
    25
    Mobimo Tower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    80 m 24 fl 2011
  26. Andreasturm 26
    Andreasturm
    SwitzerlandZurich
    80 m 22 fl 2018
  27. Tour D'Ivoire 27
    Tour D'Ivoire
    SwitzerlandMontreux
    79 m 25 fl 1962
  28. ▢
    28
    Cite du Lignon Small Tower
    SwitzerlandVernier
    78 m 28 fl 1968
  29. Hochzwei II 29
    Hochzwei II
    SwitzerlandHorw
    77 m 27 fl 2012
  30. ▢
    30
    Hardau Hochhaus IV
    SwitzerlandZurich
    72 m 23 fl 1978
  31. ▢
    31
    Allianz Suisse
    SwitzerlandWallisellen
    72 m 2013
  32. ▢
    32
    425 pRed Bau 6
    SwitzerlandBasel
    72 m 15 fl
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    33
    St. Jakob-Turm
    SwitzerlandBasel
    71 m 16 fl 2008
  34. Elisabethenkirche 34
    Elisabethenkirche
    SwitzerlandBasel
    71 m 1865
  35. Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich 35
    Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich
    SwitzerlandBasel
    70 m 20 fl 1977
  36. Lonza AG 36
    Lonza AG
    SwitzerlandBasel
    68 m 20 fl 1962
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    37
    Hochhaus Löwenbräu
    SwitzerlandZurich
    68 m 17 fl 2009
  38. Basler Münster 38
    Basler Münster
    SwitzerlandBasel
    67 m 1529
  39. AQUILA 39
    AQUILA
    SwitzerlandPratteln
    66 m 19 fl 2015
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    40
    AEW Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandAarau
    65 m 15 fl 1969
  41. Uptown Zug 41
    Uptown Zug
    SwitzerlandZug
    63 m 19 fl 2011
  42. Grossmünster 42
    Grossmünster
    SwitzerlandZurich
    62 m
  43. Antoniuskirche 43
    Antoniuskirche
    SwitzerlandBasel
    62 m 1931
  44. ▢
    44
    Escherterrassen Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandZurich
    60 m 19 fl 2013
  45. Tour Espacité 45
    Tour Espacité
    SwitzerlandLa Chaux-de-Fonds
    60 m 15 fl 1994
  46. ▢
    46
    Centre Locle
    SwitzerlandLe Locle
    59 m 18 fl 1973
  47. ▢
    47
    Leutschentower
    SwitzerlandZurich
    56 m 19 fl 2011
  48. PostFinance Hauptsitz 48
    PostFinance Hauptsitz
    SwitzerlandBern
    55 m 14 fl 2013
  49. ▢
    49
    Bürohochhaus Obsidian
    SwitzerlandZurich
    52 m 15 fl 2004
  50. ▢
    50
    Haus Urania
    SwitzerlandZurich
    51 m 10 fl 1907
  51. ▢
    51
    La Tour de l'OFS
    SwitzerlandNeuchâtel
    50 m 15 fl 1998
  52. ▢
    52
    Hochhaus Zur Palme
    SwitzerlandZurich
    50 m 14 fl 1964
  53. ▢
    53
    Business Center Andreaspark
    SwitzerlandZurich
    50 m 13 fl 2010
  54. Mobimo Hochhaus 54
    Mobimo Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandZurich
    46 m 23 fl 1971
  55. ▢
    55
    Entenweid III
    SwitzerlandBasel
    44 m 13 fl 1951
  56. ▢
    56
    Entenweid I
    SwitzerlandBasel
    44 m 13 fl 1951
  57. ▢
    57
    Entenweid II
    SwitzerlandBasel
    44 m 13 fl 1951
  58. Bürokomplex an der Vulkanstraße 58
    Bürokomplex an der Vulkanstraße
    SwitzerlandZurich
    44 m 14 fl 2005
  59. ▢
    59
    Cap Plein Ciel
    FranceHuningue
    42 m 15 fl 2010
  60. ▢
    60
    Spalentor
    SwitzerlandBasel
    40 m 1398
  61. Konzil 61
    Konzil
    GermanyKonstanz
    39 m 3 fl
  62. ▢
    62
    Wasserturm Bruderholz
    SwitzerlandBasel
    35 m 1926
  63. ▢
    63
    Three Countries Bridge
    GermanyWeil am Rhein
    25 m 2007
  64. ▢
    64
    WSJ-158 Novartis Campus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    22 m 6 fl
  65. VitraHaus 65
    VitraHaus
    GermanyWeil am Rhein
    21 m 5 fl 2010
  66. Messehalle 3 66
    Messehalle 3
    SwitzerlandBasel
    19 m 4 fl 1964
  67. ▢
    67
    Empfang Novartis Campus
    SwitzerlandBasel
    5 m 1 fl 2007
  68. ▢
    68
    Harder Hochhaus II
    SwitzerlandZurich
    30 fl 1978
  69. Holenackerstrasse 85 69
    Holenackerstrasse 85
    SwitzerlandBern
    26 fl 1985
  70. Shopping Center Hochhaus 7 70
    Shopping Center Hochhaus 7
    SwitzerlandSpreitenbach
    25 fl 1970
  71. Belmontstrasse 1 71
    Belmontstrasse 1
    SwitzerlandChur
    25 fl
  72. Holenackerstrasse 65 72
    Holenackerstrasse 65
    SwitzerlandBern
    25 fl
  73. Jupiterstraße 5 73
    Jupiterstraße 5
    SwitzerlandBern
    24 fl
  74. Jupiterstraße 7 74
    Jupiterstraße 7
    SwitzerlandBern
    24 fl
  75. Jupiterstraße 3 75
    Jupiterstraße 3
    SwitzerlandBern
    24 fl
  76. Migros Lancy-Onex 76
    Migros Lancy-Onex
    SwitzerlandLancy
    23 fl
  77. Rue des Musées 58 77
    Rue des Musées 58
    SwitzerlandLa Chaux-de-Fonds
    23 fl
  78. ▢
    78
    Golden Tulip Fribourg Hotel
    SwitzerlandFribourg
    22 fl
  79. Grosspeter Tower 79
    Grosspeter Tower
    SwitzerlandBasel
    22 fl 2017
  80. Aspermont 80
    Aspermont
    SwitzerlandChur
    21 fl
  81. Aspermontstrasse 19 81
    Aspermontstrasse 19
    SwitzerlandChur
    21 fl
  82. ▢
    82
    Kasparstrasse 17
    SwitzerlandBern
    21 fl 1973
  83. ▢
    83
    Überbauung Lochergut
    SwitzerlandZurich
    21 fl 1965
  84. ▢
    84
    Waldmannstraße 45
    SwitzerlandBern
    21 fl
  85. ▢
    85
    Boulevard des Promenades 20
    SwitzerlandCarouge
    21 fl
  86. 2 Zurichstrasse 86
    2 Zurichstrasse
    SwitzerlandOftringen
    21 fl
  87. ▢
    87
    Einkaufszentrum Telli
    SwitzerlandAarau
    21 fl
  88. Tittwiesenstrasse 70 88
    Tittwiesenstrasse 70
    SwitzerlandChur
    21 fl
  89. ▢
    89
    Waldmannstrasse 61
    SwitzerlandBern
    21 fl
  90. ▢
    90
    Hochhaus Grünauring
    SwitzerlandZurich
    20 fl 1975
  91. ▢
    91
    Kantonsspital St.Gallen Haus 04
    SwitzerlandSankt Gallen
    20 fl 1975
  92. Aspermontstrasse 28 92
    Aspermontstrasse 28
    SwitzerlandChur
    20 fl
  93. ▢
    93
    Studentenlogierhaus Waldmannstrasse 15
    SwitzerlandBern
    20 fl 1965
  94. ▢
    94
    Waldmannstrasse 31
    SwitzerlandBern
    20 fl 1962
  95. ▢
    95
    Spitalstrasse 76
    SwitzerlandSchlieren
    20 fl 1977
  96. Zurich Marriott Hotel 96
    Zurich Marriott Hotel
    SwitzerlandZurich
    19 fl
  97. ▢
    97
    Swisscom Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandOstermundigen
    19 fl
  98. Ahornweg 4 98
    Ahornweg 4
    SwitzerlandEmmen
    19 fl
  99. ▢
    99
    Migros Hochhaus
    SwitzerlandZurich
    18 fl 1981
  100. ▢
    100
    Redingstraße 20/22
    SwitzerlandBasel
    18 fl
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