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Wil Tower

Switzerland

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Wil Tower is a wooden observation tower which was built in the forest of Wil in Switzerland by Julius Natterer. The tower site is located some 747 metres (2, 451 ft) above sea level. It was opened for public use on 8 July 2006. The Wil Tower is closed for renovation work from the beginning of November 2025 until summer 2026.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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