Lappeenranta Fortress

South Karelia · Finland

Lappeenranta Fortress, Finland
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A hilltop fortress above Lake Saimaa begun by the Swedes and completed by the Russians to guard the eastern frontier. Its ramparts enclose an old town quarter with one of Finland's oldest Orthodox churches.

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