Wil Tower
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 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.
Construction
The tower is an open structure, rising on 6 slanted columns from three equidistant ground support points. A circular stairway rises in the center of the columns, opening onto a roofed observation deck. Although the structure rises some above the ground, the deck is barely above the surrounding trees.The structure is entirely of wood, all obtained from the surrounding forest. The columns are Douglas-fir and the stairway is of Silver fir. The wood was harvested in the early months of 2005 and allowed to dry naturally for a year before construction began.