hidden Ahrenberg, Johann Jacob (1847 - 1914), an architect Ahrenberg, Johann Jacob (1847, Vyborg - 1914), an architect, writer, ethnographer. During 1870-1875 he learned at the Royal Academy of Free Arts in Stockholm. During 1876-1877 and 1879-1882 he was a teacher of Drawing and History of Arts at the... more

hidden Batareinaya Hill (Vyborg Town) Batareinaya Hill (Vyborg Town). This is the rocky hill in the east part of the town. This hill is located between Batareynaya, Sbornaya and Krepostnaya streets. The name is connected with building the Vostochnovyborgsky (East Vyborg )... more

hidden Clock Tower (Vyborg Town) Clock Tower (Vyborg Town). It was built in 1494 as bell tower of the Vyborg cathedral (it was destroyed in 1710). Originally it was tchetverik on octagonal base that was put from large boulders and crowned with spire and weathercock. In 1753 the... more

hidden Hard af Segerstad, Karl Adams Nils Gabriel (1873 - 1931), an architect Hard af Segerstad, Karl Adams Nils Gabriel (1873 - 1931), an architect. In 1895 Hard af Segerstad graduated from the Politechnic Institute in Helsingfors (Helsinki). During 1901-1907 he worked at the Vyborg Gubernia Building Board. The Covered... more

hidden "Novaya Vyborgskaya Gazeta" ("The New Vyborg Newspaper"), a newspaper "Novaya Vyborgskaya Gazeta" ("The New Vyborg Newspaper"), (house 35, Krepostnaya Street, Vyborg Town). The newspaper was founded by the municipal TV company "Magnit" (Magnet) in February 1999, after stopping the broadcasting of the TV company in the... more

hidden Vyborg, town VYBORG (Swedish Wiborg; Finnish Viipuri, until 1948), town, adm. center of Vyborg District. Population: 79,200. The toponym Vyborg originates from the Old Norse Wiborg = “sacred fortress.” It was founded in 1293 at the place of the Vuoksa River’s... more