Second Town Hall of Vyborg, Municipal building in Cathedral Square, Vyborg, Russia
The Second Town Hall of Vyborg sits on Cathedral Square and features neoclassical architecture with balanced proportions, centered columns, and angular windows spread across several floors. The building stands in an open plaza that separates it from the surrounding structures.
Built in 1795–1797 by the Russian authorities as the city society's building, it replaced the 17th-century Old Town Hall. The magistrate moved in when planned government offices were not built. Architect Johann Johansson added a storey in 1865, and in 1934 Uno Ullberg joined part of the Society House to the town hall, moving the main entrance.
The hall's interior once held a bronze statue of a woman in classical dress carrying a lamp, placed on a tall pedestal in the vestibule. The main hall, occupying the two upper floors behind five tall rococo windows, hosted concerts as well as council meetings. Its wall carried a painting, "The Storyteller Paraskeva", based on the Kalevala.
The town hall is located near the theatre on Krepostnaya Street, making it easy to find and reach. The open plaza surrounding the building offers clear views and straightforward access from multiple directions.
The building's façade decoration was simplified in the 1934 reconstruction by Uno Ullberg, and only the outlines of bricked-up windows on the wall along Teatralnaya Street still hint at the earlier look. Since 1993 the former hall has hosted the annual "Window to Europe" film festival.
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