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 1
🏟️ Architectural landmark
The building was put up in 1906 for the company Häkli, Lallukka & Co., to a design by the architect Allan Schulman. It is a well-known architectural monument of Vyborg in the Nordic Art Nouveau style. When it was finished, it was described in detail in the St. Petersburg press, and Schulman's design influenced the spread and development of Nordic Art Nouveau in Russian architecture.
Juho Lallukka and Jaakko Häkli founded a large trading company, and this four-story building with shops and apartments was built for it. The ground floor held the shops, Juho Lallukka lived with his family on the second floor, and the two upper floors were rented to well-off tenants. Lallukka was a well-known patron of the arts in Vyborg who supported the town's cultural life, and he decided to build an unusual house for his family and his business. For the northern and western facades, the architect Allan Schulman used dark red granite. The facade was richly decorated with a two-story turret, windows of different shapes, ornaments and sculptures of female figures. During World War II the building was bombed and burned, and its interior and sculptures were lost. It was rebuilt after the war, until 1952, but many decorative elements, such as the drawings and some of the sculptures, were lost. In 2006 another long reconstruction was completed: the courtyard wing was rebuilt, the roof got back its pointed shape, and the granite decoration of the window surrounds was fully restored. Today the Lallukka House serves the same purpose as when it was built: shops on the ground floor and apartments above.
Point on route “Vyborg's Architectural Contrasts”
Point 1
🏟️ Architectural landmark
The building was put up in 1906 for the company Häkli, Lallukka & Co., to a design by the architect Allan Schulman. It is a well-known architectural monument of Vyborg in the Nordic Art Nouveau style. When it was finished, it was described in detail in the St. Petersburg press, and Schulman's design influenced the spread and development of Nordic Art Nouveau in Russian architecture.
Juho Lallukka and Jaakko Häkli founded a large trading company, and this four-story building with shops and apartments was built for it. The ground floor held the shops, Juho Lallukka lived with his family on the second floor, and the two upper floors were rented to well-off tenants. Lallukka was a well-known patron of the arts in Vyborg who supported the town's cultural life, and he decided to build an unusual house for his family and his business. For the northern and western facades, the architect Allan Schulman used dark red granite. The facade was richly decorated with a two-story turret, windows of different shapes, ornaments and sculptures of female figures. During World War II the building was bombed and burned, and its interior and sculptures were lost. It was rebuilt after the war, until 1952, but many decorative elements, such as the drawings and some of the sculptures, were lost. In 2006 another long reconstruction was completed: the courtyard wing was rebuilt, the roof got back its pointed shape, and the granite decoration of the window surrounds was fully restored. Today the Lallukka House serves the same purpose as when it was built: shops on the ground floor and apartments above.
16 points
4 km
4 hours
