The Vyborg Library in Russia was designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto, who won the 1927 competition. The article names no client. The infobox gives 1935 as the establishment date, and the text says it was built from 1927 to 1935, though 1927 was the competition year and design ran from 1928 to 1933.
The article calls the style Functionalist, beginning in Nordic Classicism and becoming purist modernist. The materials are concrete, white plaster, glass, steel, timber, leather and woven fabrics. It gives no dimensions.
World War II damaged it, and it was abandoned for about a decade after the Soviet takeover. Restoration began in 1994, and the project cost nearly 9 million euros. The text says it finished in late 2013, but a photo caption says 2014. It is a public library, officially the Central City Alvar Aalto Library. The article gives no hours.
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