Russia · 19th century
East Vyborg Fortress ranks #8,000 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #136 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded c. 1860, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
The East Vyborg Fortress is a complex of defensive structures to the east of the central part of Vyborg, situated on the elevation known as "Battery Hill". The fortification engineer was E. I. Totleben. They were erected in the 1863–1870s. Since March 2022 they have been an object of the cultural heritage of Russia of regional significance.
Machine-translated from “Восточно-Выборгские укрепления” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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