Architecture
Battery Hill Water Tower
- Hours
- The building is closed for renovation; reopening will be announced separately.
- How to visit
- The interior is currently not open to visitors.
- Hours
- About 15 min
Why it is worth the detour
Built in 1930 as the largest water tower in Finland, this severe brick landmark represented the technical ambition of modern Finnish Viipuri. It survived the battles of 1939, 1941 and 1944 while many neighborhoods below were destroyed, yet the reconstructed Soviet water system made it obsolete almost immediately after the war.
The Battery Hill Water Tower is a historic brick landmark built in 1930, showcasing the technical ambition of modern Finnish Viipuri. Despite surviving several battles, it became obsolete after the war due to a new Soviet water system.
The people behind this address
Documented connections, not celebrity trivia.
Väinö Keinänen
Keinänen designed the monumental water tower completed on Battery Hill in 1930.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
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Vyborg Telephone Station
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Singing Field
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Former Viipuri Music Institute and Otso House
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Sculpture garden in Vyborg
A hidden gem featuring unique granite sculptures in a garden setting.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.