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Draft:List of demolished buildings and structures in Switzerland

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This list of demolished buildings and structures in Switzerland includes buildings, structures and urban scenes of particular architectural and historical interest that have been demolished accidentally or deliberately, or destroyed by a natural disaster.

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Name Date of construction Date of destruction Image Location Notes
Waldhaus Dolder 1895 1972 Zurich Demolished to make space for new construction
Barfüsserkloster 13th Century 19th Century Zurich
Oetenbach nunnery 13th Century 1903 Zurich
Lucerne Central Railway Station 1896 1971 Lucerne Destroyed by large fire
Grossmünster Chorherrenstift 9th century 1849–1850 Zurich Replaced by a new school building (today part of the University of Zürich). A replica of the old cloister was incorporated into the new structure.
Tonhalle 1895 1938 Zurich Demolished entirely, except of the inner hall and the north-east façade to make space for a new construction.
Stadttheater Basel (3rd building) 1875 (1909) 1975 Basel Suffered significant damage by fire in 1904, rebuilt by 1909
Kratzquartier pre-13th century 1877-1891 Zurich Demolished between 1877-1891 to make space for an urban project.