The city stands at the head of Vyborg Bay of the Gulf of Finland, 113 km northwest of St. Petersburg . First settled in the 12th century, Vyborg was built as a fortress in 1293 by the Swedes after they had captured Karelia.
The city stands at the head of Vyborg Bay of the Gulf of Finland, 113 km northwest of St. Petersburg . First settled in the 12th century, Vyborg was built as a fortress in 1293 by the Swedes after they had captured Karelia. In 1710 the fortress was captured by Peter I the Great, and Vyborg thenceforth remained under Russian rule. From 1918 to 1940 the city was part of Finland and held the name Viipuri, but it was ceded back to the Soviet Union in 1940 after the Russo-Finnish War. The city was occupied by Finnish and German forces from 1941 to 1944, after which it was permanently ceded to the Soviet Union. The city sustained severe damage during World War II but was subsequently rebuilt.
20 comments
stouf
I wish I could see the gallery, but it says "Please activate JavaScript to see this gallery"...
dfred
Beautifull shots what kind of film is the first one?
rater
Beautiful gallery!
panelomo
stunning images!
anarchy
Yeah, I get the same error on the gallery. The overhead shot is really really beautiful though, I wish I could see the rest...
d_i_hunter
Oh thank goodness it's not just me getting that 'Please activate JavaScript to see this gallery' error!
You're right tho' anarchy, the first picture is gorgeous!
dogma
wow vot eta kruta :)
vicuna
Waow, what a gallery!!
disdis
I see also the message Please activate JavaScript to see this gallery
filby
Good work! such a nice assortment of photos and a great location. Love Sweden v Russia history too :)
lomosexual_manboy
I definitely have JavaScript activated, but can't view the gallery. Something strange going on here.
d_i_hunter
grad: I can finally see the whole gallery - it's really good. An excellent location!
azurblue
That's better when we can see the pics !
Great galerie !
stouf
Oh yeah ! It works again ! And it was worth waiting ! The gallery is excellent !
smclemon
Wow! Excellent set, pics #1 and #2 in particular are gorgeous!
disdis
Congrats for the gallery! GREAT LOCATION!
-a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
wonderful gallery as usual
eyecon
Fantastic colors - # 4 looks like an UFO is landing
halfawakehaiku
loving the action sampler shots and the colors are splendid
halfawakehaiku
loving the action sampler shots and the colors are splendid