The old part of Viborg, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting places in the city. It is necessary to look at the panorama, and the amazing harmony of medieval towers creates an illusion of immersion in the world of the past. Vyborg can be considered the city's most beautiful towers in the world. And each of these beauties has its own interesting history. Many talk a lot about the past, the Round Tower, the Paradise, Olaf, shot up into the sky bell tower of the Transfiguration Cathedral. But perhaps the most interesting past the tower of the former belfry of the cathedral and the clock tower.

Clock Tower completes the ensemble and the prospect of the street of the Water Gate. It - one of the most favorite tourist monuments of the city. If you go up to the observation deck, then from there you can see at a glance almost all the Vyborg Castle, the port, the old quarters, the ruins left over from the cathedral, to which it was attached.

The bell tower of the cathedral in Vyborg was built in 1494, and in 1753 she wore a clock with a bell. After a fire in 1793 the tower was reconstructed under the project of architect Johannes Brockmann, she has a third tier, made in classic style, with a viewing platform. A first church was built in Vyborg in the first half of the XIV century. It is possible that if it was a wooden bell tower.

In 1561 the church was reconstructed. At the same time the city was brought to the first bell to hoist it to the newly built stone bell tower. Structures on the lower tier of the clock tower and bell tower are the very same. In mid-1600 on the wall of the belfry have set the dial. Since then, the tower began to call hours.

Because of frequent fires and the cathedral and bell-tower was repeatedly damaged and rebuilt continuously, repeatedly repaired. Vyborg fire in 1678 was so strong and devastating that the bells of the belfry weld. After the event the tower urgently strengthened and rebuilt, and appeared at the top of the wind vane, rooster.

In the 18th century Vyborg already belonging to the Russian Empire. According to extant documents from the time the Clock Tower was a stone with a wooden spire. She was 9 bells, of which only one was whole.

In June 1738 in Vyborg there was another fire, during which the spire burnt down. Then all of the bells was a whole one. When there was a fire in 1793, during which almost all the buildings in the city were destroyed, we decided to rebuild the church tower again. The project developed a provincial architect Johan Brockman. On the remaining from the previous adjustment 8 migrants have established a new basis, with semicircular arches. The clock was moved to the first tier of the upper structure. Hours were ordered in Helskinki the master Peter Elfstrema. At the same time there was an alarm bell tower weighing 61 pud made in Moscow, which was a gift from the Empress Catherine II Vyborg. Since then, the tower began to perform the functions of the fire tower. The bell remained commemorative inscription, a reminder of the fire.

In the mid-19th century on the clock in the tower installed modern clockwork, in which there were 12 and 8 forty-pound weights. And dials were replaced with new ones. On the northern and southern sides of the tower added on the dial. After that, the Clock Tower is not subjected to surgery.

During the Great Patriotic War, the cathedral was bombed, and the building was completely destroyed. Until now, the Clock Tower of the old cathedral Vyborg continues to faithfully serve its citizens and, continuing as in former times regularly counting minutes and hours.

Interestingly, Vyborg Clock Tower "starred" in the film: in the film "Sannikov Land" adventurer Krestovskiy to dispute it climbs on it.