Name: Round Tower
Address: Vyborg, Russia
Rating: 4.0

#12 of 83 things to do in Vyborg

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By AlbertSalichs

“Very nice Middle Ages tower with a restaurant”

Nov 2018

Round Tower is a Middle Ages tower located in Rynochnaya Square, in the center of Vyborg, a city in the North of the Russian Federation, near the border with Finland. It is really big and width (not high) and you can enter to visit this tower and go to the restaurant, where you can eat regional food for dinner and lunch. A very nice visit. (see also Round Tower Restaurant)

“restaurant ”

Apr 2019

I'm always a bit disappointed when historical buildings are turned into things like restaurants. It sits on one side of a parkplatz.

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AlbertSalichs

Manresa, Spain22,459 contributions

Very nice Middle Ages tower with a restaurant

Nov 2018 • Friends

Round Tower is a Middle Ages tower located in Rynochnaya Square, in the center of Vyborg, a city in the North of the Russian Federation, near the border with Finland. It is really big and width (not high) and you can enter to visit this tower and go to the restaurant, where you can eat regional food for dinner and lunch. A very nice visit.
(see also Round Tower Restaurant)

Written 25 September 2019

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Eva J

Moscow, Russia2,670 contributions

restaurant

Apr 2019 • Friends

I'm always a bit disappointed when historical buildings are turned into things like restaurants. It sits on one side of a parkplatz.

Written 14 April 2019

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Greg

Cambridge, UK5,217 contributions

Now a restaurant

Mar 2018 • Friends

A fairly historic but relatively unimpressive building originally built to guard the borders of the town. It’s been in existence for just shy of five hundred years.
Didn’t go inside to investigate any further as it’s now a restaurant and bar inside.

Written 2 March 2018

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CamillaR892

Maine65 contributions

Interesting history

Jul 2017 • Friends

The round tower has some very interesting history. It appeared in remarkably good condition. It now houses a restaurant / bar . It is a small historical stone tower and will not take long to explore

Written 9 August 2017

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Vadim

Murmansk, Russia34,642 contributions

In Tallinn - Fat Margarita, here - Fat Katerina.

Nov 2023 • Friends

The round tower immediately evoked associations with the Fat Margaret Tower in Tallinn. Having heard from my classmate that the tower is called Tolstoy Ekaterina, I was even more convinced of this comparison, although, of course, there is no connection between them. The tower, completely unlike the Vyborg Castle, is a consequence of the evolution of fortification art: the walls, vulnerable to artillery, became smaller in height and thicker. The name of the round tower suggests that the builders hoped to reduce the destructive power of artillery by ricocheting. In a century they will begin to build bastions with inclined walls and generally return to earthen ramparts. This tower is one of the two surviving towers of the fortress walls of Vyborg. In 1609, the so-called Vyborg treaty between the Swedish king Charles IX and Vasily Shuisky on military assistance in the fight against the Poles of False Dmitry in exchange for the concession to the Swedes of the Korela fortress and the surrounding district. The deal was controversial, and Delagardi’s mercenaries could not be kicked out of Rus' for many years. The military significance of the tower ended after the capture of Vyborg by Peter I. Then, in order not to demolish the tower, they used it as a warehouse, storing everything there: from ammunition to medicine. Now we have returned to the idea of the Finns of the 20th century and created a restaurant there. Tourist-oriented, and therefore controversial in terms of quality.

Written 25 November 2023

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Наталья Г

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Horror!

Aug 2023 • Family

Disgusting food for very inflated prices, absolutely nothing tasty. Today we went here with all the ensuing consequences and actions.

Written 9 August 2023

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Tatyana M

Vyborg, Russia383 contributions

Beautiful interiors and delicious food.

Apr 2024 • Couples

Nice restaurant in an atmospheric historical place, but sometimes you have to wait a long time for your order. The quality of the food is good, restaurant prices.

Written 28 April 2024

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