Old Cathedral Ruins
Старый кафедральный собор
A 14th-century Gothic cathedral bombed during WWII. Its surviving brick walls and pointed-arch windows make it the most atmospheric corner of the old town.
The Old Cathedral was founded in the 14th century as a Franciscan church. After the Reformation it became the Lutheran cathedral, and it went through several fires and rebuilds. It was destroyed by bombing during the Soviet-Finnish War of the 1940s, after which only the tall gable and the arched window walls remained. In recent years it has been reinforced and opened as a historic site. The ruins stand next to the Clock Tower and, together with the surrounding medieval houses, form Vyborg's most medieval-looking street corner. Photos taken in the evening light are especially good. Visit it alongside the Clock Tower; allow about 20 minutes.
Opening hours
All day (exterior only)
Nearby sights
- Clock Tower
- Vyborg Castle
- Round Tower & Market Square
- Lutheran Church of St. Peter and Paul
- Hermitage-Vyborg Centre
- Transfiguration Cathedral
- Vyborg Old Town & Krepostnaya Street
- Anna Fortifications (Annenkron)