Vyborg Castle
Vyborg, Zamkovy IslandThis castle was invented by Swedish crusaders during a campaign to Novgorod. Six hundred years ago, not only the military, but also merchants, artisans and clergymen lived on the castle island.
Sculpture Alley in Vyborg
ul. Ladanov, 1, VyborgAlley of sculptures is a new landmark of the city, created on the initiative of Mikhail Piotrovsky. There are copies of the Italian sculpture of 17-18 centuries of the Summer Garden and the Hermitage gardens.
Annenskie Fortifications
Petrovsky Park, VyborgIn the 18th century Peter the Great won Vyborg. The Emperor decided to turn the city into a Russian fortress. For this, new fortifications and fortifications were needed. Annenkron - this is just the fortifications that were erected at that time.
Bastion Panzerlaks
Vyborg, Ladanova Street,Since Vyborg, since the Swedish period, only one bastion, standing here since the end of the XVI century - Panzerlaks, has survived. Once upon a time, one of the pair of corner bastions of the Gornverk attached to the Stone City was one of the most important fortifications of the Horn Fortress complex on the coast of the Vyborg Gulf
Alvar Aalto Library
Vyborg, Suvorova Ave., 4The Central City Library of Vyborg is named after the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, who designed the building in which it is located. This is the only building in Russia created by Aalto.
The House of the Merchant Guild of the Holy Spirit
Vyborg, ul. Vyborg, 8The house of the merchant guild of the Holy Spirit is the oldest stone building in Vyborg, made up of untreated boulders in the 14th century. This small medieval building is located on Luostarinkatu (now Vyborg), but it is also an angle to the streets of Vyborg and Novaya Zastava.
Church of St. Hyacinth in Vyborg
Vyborg, ul. Vodnaya Zastava, d. 4Church of St. The Hyacinth or Knight's House is a gothic stone building in Vyborg. The oldest part of the present building was built in the beginning of the 16th century - it was the building of the Franciscan monastery school. And up to now our oldest walls have reached, despite the later restructuring.
Monrepo Park
Vyborg, Leningrad RegionMonrepo is a former manor house of Swedish barons. This is one of the most beautiful landscape parks in Europe. It is distinguished by dense forests with reserved paths, gray steep cliffs over the sea, capes and grottoes, lakes and backwaters.
The Clock Tower of Vyborg
ul. Watchtower, VyborgThe Clock Tower was originally a bell tower of the church. And in 1600 the clock was set on it. Then she suffered from a fire, but after recovery she grew up and became stronger.
Vyborg is a small town, and, like one of those that remained Russia's inheritance from Europe, is filled with small streets and small houses. All in the Western manner. However, from the former color there is not much left - tourists complain that Vyborg is becoming too modern. So not long before the complete separation from its history.
Today there are more than 300 sights of Vyborg - from ordinary monuments to strong examples of European architecture. All the interesting places can be dispersed in the time stages: something appeared in the Swedish period, something - in Finnish, something remains of the Imperial Russian, well, from the Soviet does not go anywhere.
What is interesting, often the oldest the monuments of Vyborg changed their appearance and meaning. Only residents will get used to the fact that in this building is this and that, as soon as it is reshaped. One house, and prints of the ages on it can be many. Probably, therefore, the sights of Vyborg are so interesting to study: after all, not only the Russian, but also part of the European history passes before you.