Tower of St. Olav, Vyborg

Name: Tower of St. Olav
Address: Выборгский замок, Vyborg, Russia

#4 among attractions in Vyborg

View point, Forts and castles, Historical place

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The Tower of St. Olav is the one remaining tower of Vyborg Castle. It is a symbol and an architectural landmark of the city of Vyborg. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1293 (731 years ago)Coordinates: 60°42'56"N, 28°43'43"E

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Выборгский замокVyborg Russia

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Tower of St. Olav – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vyborg Castle, Hermitage-Vyborg Center, St. Hyacinth's Church, Annenkrone.

~100 ftNE
Waterfront 13th-century Swedish fortress
Vyborg Castle, Vyborg
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0.6 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Hermitage-Vyborg Center, Vyborg
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~1040 ftSE
Gothic architecture, Church
St. Hyacinth's Church, Vyborg
6 min walk • St. Hyacinth's Church is a Gothic building, formerly a church, in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built in the sixteenth century as a private church for members of the nobility, and it became a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Hyacinth, in 1802.
~1710 ftN
Forts and castles
Annenkrone, Vyborg
9 min walk • Annenkrone is an early 18th century fortification in Vyborg, Russia. It is located outside the town in the island of Tverdysh.
0.8 miSE
Library
Vyborg Library, Vyborg
20 min walk • Vyborg Library is a library in Vyborg, Russia, built during the time of Finnish sovereignty, before the Finnish city of Viipuri was annexed by the former USSR and its Finnish name was changed to Vyborg by the Soviet authorities.
~1150 ftSE
View point, Historical place, Tower
Casovaa basna, Vyborg
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0.6 miSE
Park
Park Esplanada, Vyborg
15 min walk • Lenin Park is the central park of Vyborg. It stretches from Market Square in the west to Moskovsky Prospekt in the east and from Lenin Prospekt in the north to Krepostnaya Street in the south.
1.2 miN
Long-standing manor with a huge park
Park Monrepos, Vyborg
31 min walk • Mon Repos or Monrepos is an extensive English landscape park in the northern part of the rocky island of Linnasaari outside Vyborg, Russia.
0.4 miSE
60°42'44"N • 28°44'19"E
Sobor svatyh Petra i Pavla, Vyborg
11 min walk • Historical place, Church
~590 ftSE
Memorial
Torgils Knutsson, Vyborg
3 min walk • Torgils Knutsson Monument is a monument to the founder of Vyborg Castle, Swedish Marshal Torgils Knutsson by sculptor Ville Wallgren in Vyborg. It was established on the present-day square of the Old Town Hall on October 4, 1908 and became the...
~1200 ftNW
Memorial
Petr I, Vyborg
6 min walk • The monument to Peter the Great is a bronze statue of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great on a granite pedestal, located in Petrovsky Park in Vyborg.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Tower of St. Olav?

Nearby attractions include Vyborg Castle, Vyborg (1 min walk), Torgils Knutsson, Vyborg (3 min walk), St. Hyacinth's Church, Vyborg (6 min walk), Casovaa basna, Vyborg (6 min walk).