Round Tower
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The Round Tower is a historic circular fortification and landmark in the Finnish town of Vyborg, notable for its medieval military architecture and role in the town’s defenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Round Tower canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | military architecture ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 60.707°N 28.752°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 10–20 metres ⓘ |
| floorCount | multiple levels ⓘ |
| formerCountry | Finland ⓘ |
| hasCondition | preserved ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of medieval military architecture in Vyborg
ⓘ
symbol of Vyborg ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domed or conical roof
ⓘ
embrasures for artillery ⓘ small windows ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery tower
ⓘ
defensive tower ⓘ part of town fortifications ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
part of town’s defenses
ⓘ
protection against sieges ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage monument of regional significance in Russia ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | Viipuri Province (Finland) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leningrad Oblast
ⓘ
Market Square of Vyborg ⓘ Russia ⓘ Vyborg ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+03:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vyborg Castle ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Market Square of Vyborg
ⓘ
surface form:
Vyborg Market Square
|
| notableFor |
circular plan
ⓘ
medieval military architecture ⓘ role in defense of Vyborg ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Vyborg town wall system ⓘ |
| region | Karelian Isthmus ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | landmark of Vyborg ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of Vyborg
ⓘ
later civilian use ⓘ military purposes ⓘ storage ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.