Vyborg castle
Description:
Vyborg Castle is the oldest of the Vyborg fortifications.
It was founded by the Swedes in 1293.
The castle is located on a small island in the Vyborg Bay. Vyborg Castle is the only fully preserved monument of Western European medieval military architecture in Russia.
A major reconstruction of the castle was carried out by the Military Engineering Department in the late XIX century. During the Second World War, the castle was not damaged.
In 1970, a museum was opened in the castle, named in 2000 by the State Museum "Vyborg Castle". The museum has six thematic exhibitions that tell about different periods in the history of the city and the castle. There are also many different exhibitions.