Architecture
Vyborg Telephone Station
- Hours
- Visitor hours were not found.
- Hours
- About 10 min
Why it is worth the detour
Ullberg's 1922 telephone exchange on Mira Street. The lost wing is part of this building's story.
Vyborg Telephone Station's Lost Half is a hidden architectural landmark known for its asymmetrical facade, a remnant of war damage that left the building incomplete. It serves as a poignant reminder of the city's history and the impact of conflict on urban landscapes.
The people behind this address
Documented connections, not celebrity trivia.
Paavo Uotila
He co-designed the building as offices and a modern telephone exchange.
Uno Ullberg
He co-designed the telephone station, completed in the early 1920s.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
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Former Viipuri Music Institute and Otso House
Behind this commercial facade, Boris Sirpo's music school grew into one of Finland's most important conservatories and made 1920s–1930s Viipuri a serious rival to Helsinki's concert life. During the Winter War, caretaker Hulda Puustell helped pack more than 10,000 scores into crates; the rescued library eventually followed the evacuated institute to Lahti.
200 m
Sculpture garden in Vyborg
A hidden gem featuring unique granite sculptures in a garden setting.
300 m
Vyborg Library
A pioneering masterpiece of 20th-century functionalist architecture by Alvar Aalto.
450 m
House with Owls
Crowned owls, lyres and stylized plants decorate this 1909 national-romantic apartment house. Nicholas Roerich and his family lived here from October 1918 to May 1919, and the artist produced numerous works during this politically uncertain pause between Russia and his later life abroad.
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.