Vyborg is an atmospheric town where eras and cultures blend together. At different times it was ruled by Sweden, Finland and Russia. It has a real medieval castle, and the streets of the old town breathe history. Vyborg is the place to go if you want an unforgettable weekend. This route was designed specially for the BelkaCar car-sharing service.
Lallukka House
🏟️ Architectural landmark
Bank of Finland Building
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Market Square
⛲ Square
Round Tower
🏯 Fortress remains · 📜 Historic site
Burgher's Estate
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Church of St. Hyacinth (Knights' House)
🏛️ Museum
Hackman House (Granite Palace)
🏟️ Architectural landmark
Old Town Hall Square
⛲ Square · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Vyborg Castle and St. Olaf's Tower
🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Clock Tower
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Burgher's House: Russia's Oldest Residential Building
🕵️ Urban legend
Vyborg Tram
🎨 Art installations
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
🕍 Place of worship
Cathedral Square and Transfiguration Cathedral
🕍 Place of worship · ⛲ Square
Alvar Aalto Library
🏙 Modern architecture
Red Square
⛲ Square
Point 2
🏟️ Architectural landmark • 📜 Historic site
In the center of Vyborg, on Market Square, stands a three-story red-brick building. This Gothic-style building is a listed architectural monument. It used to house the Bank of Finland and is now home to Vyborg's administration. To build the Bank of Finland in the early 20th century, the well-known architect Karl Gustaf Nyström — a professor and academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts — was brought in.
The design was drawn up in 1908, and in 1910 a red-brick building with an attic floor under a tall, patterned, multicolored tile roof went up on the corner of Market Square. Its architecture is striking, mixing Gothic, Nordic Art Nouveau and historical Hanseatic architecture. Such a vivid architectural accent highlights the town's rich history and its legacy of different states, styles and eras. The building is decorated with the coats of arms of Torgils Knutsson and of Vyborg Province, and with the emblem of the Hanseatic League, all in high relief*. *High relief (from the French haut-relief) is a type of sculptural relief in which the figures project boldly from the background. High reliefs are often used to decorate buildings. High reliefs in stone, bronze and other materials are used both as architectural decoration and as independent works of art. Some parts of a high relief barely touch the background or are completely detached from it.
Point on route “Vyborg's Architectural Contrasts”
Point 2
🏟️ Architectural landmark • 📜 Historic site
In the center of Vyborg, on Market Square, stands a three-story red-brick building. This Gothic-style building is a listed architectural monument. It used to house the Bank of Finland and is now home to Vyborg's administration. To build the Bank of Finland in the early 20th century, the well-known architect Karl Gustaf Nyström — a professor and academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts — was brought in.
The design was drawn up in 1908, and in 1910 a red-brick building with an attic floor under a tall, patterned, multicolored tile roof went up on the corner of Market Square. Its architecture is striking, mixing Gothic, Nordic Art Nouveau and historical Hanseatic architecture. Such a vivid architectural accent highlights the town's rich history and its legacy of different states, styles and eras. The building is decorated with the coats of arms of Torgils Knutsson and of Vyborg Province, and with the emblem of the Hanseatic League, all in high relief*. *High relief (from the French haut-relief) is a type of sculptural relief in which the figures project boldly from the background. High reliefs are often used to decorate buildings. High reliefs in stone, bronze and other materials are used both as architectural decoration and as independent works of art. Some parts of a high relief barely touch the background or are completely detached from it.
16 points
4 km
4 hours
