Grand Dixence Dam - highest building of Switzerland!

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Official sources: http://www.swissdams.ch/swisscod/Dams/damForm/default_e.asp?ID=1 , http://www.grande-dixence.ch/de/maitrise_techno/index.php
Unofficial sources: http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0007408

Building Name: Grand Dixence Dam
Native Name: Talsperre La Grande Dixence , Barrage de la Grande Dixence
Other Names:
Address:
City: Hérémence
Postal Code: 1987
State/Province: Wallis
Country: Switzerland
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Grand Dixence Dam is the highest building of Switzerland and the highest dam
of Europe. It was also for a long time the highest dam in the world!

The dam is also a remarkable tourist attraction.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire:
- roof: 285 metres
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1953
- finished: 1961
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 1

Structure Type(s): Other
Building Use(s): Mechanical
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel, concrete
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City Name: Hérémence
Native Name:
State/Province: Wallis
Country: Switzerland
Population: 1295
Population Source & Year: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9r%C3%A9mence (2005)
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