Round tower
Round Tower is a fortification at the market square of Vyborg. It was built in 1547–1550 by the order of Gustav I of Sweden as a part of the medieval town wall.- Opening hours: noon—midnight
- Email: round-tower@yandex.ru
- Type: Restaurant
- Description: former fortification in Vyborg
- Also known as: “Round Tower”
- Address: 1, Рыночная площадь, Выборг, 188800
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former Bank on Market Square in Vyborg and Statue of Bear in Vyborg.
Former Bank on Market Square in Vyborg
Public building
Former Bank on Market Square in Vyborg is a public building, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Round tower.
Statue of Bear in Vyborg
Fountain
Statue of Bear in Vyborg is a fountain, which is situated 130 metres south of Round tower.
Mikael Agricola bust by Emil Wikström
Memorial
Mikael Agricola bust by Emil Wikström is a memorial, which is situated 120 metres southeast of Round tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linnoitus and Vyborg.
Vyborg
Vyborg is a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, near the Finnish border. It was Finland's second-largest city until World War II, when it was handed to the Soviets as war reparations.Monrepos Park
Locality
Mon Repos or Monrepos is an extensive English landscape park in the northern part of the rocky island of Linnasaari outside Vyborg, Karelia. The park lies along the shoreline of the Zashchitnaya inlet of Vyborg Bay and occupies about 180 hectares of land.
Round tower
- Categories: tower, fort, architectural landmark, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and food
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
60.71293° or 60° 42′ 47″ north
Longitude
28.73736° or 28° 44′ 15″ east
Inception
16th century
Levels
3
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Roof shape
pyramidal
Open location code
9GGCPP7P+5W
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Round tower” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կլոր աշտարակ (Վիբորգ)”
- Armenian: “Կլոր աշտարակ”
- Asturian: “Torre Redonda”
- Bashkir: “Түңәрәк башня (Выборг)”
- Bashkir: “Түңәрәк башня”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج دائرى”
- Finnish: “Pyöreä torni”
- French: “tour ronde de Vyborg”
- French: “Tour ronde de Vyborg”
- Polish: “Okrągła Wieża (Wyborg)”
- Polish: “Okrągła Wieża”
- Russian: “Баранья”
- Russian: “Круглая башня”
- Russian: “Петербургская”
- Russian: “Толстая Катерина”
- Swedish: “Runda tornet”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Объединённый банк северных стран and Выборгский городской суд.
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