Vyborg

Clock Tower

Russia, Leningrad region, Vyborg district, Vyborg, Fortress Street

Description:

The Clock Tower, located in the city of Vyborg, is the former bell tower of the temple. Its lower part has been preserved since the end of the XV century, when it was part of the cathedral, destroyed during the Finnish war. In the second half of XVIII, a clock with an internal clock mechanism and a bell were installed on the tower. A little later it was built observation deck to prevent fires.

More than two centuries to the present day, from the clock tower, the ringing of the billboard bell, which was given by Catherine II, is heard, which is reminiscent of the gift inscription on it. The tower was captured in the film Sannikov Land when Krestovsky climbs it blindfolded.

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