6-7 Lines of Vasilievsky Island

6-7 Lines of Vasylievsky Island is one of the sights of Saint-Petersburg. Lines of Vasylievsky Island, also known as "Vaska", how citizens name this district with loving care, are not as wide and spacious as central highways of the city, but they have its own history. 6-7 Lines of Vasylievsky Island are two sides of one street, pedestrian zone, gathering Bolshoi and Sredny avenues of Vasylievsky Island. Numerous cafes, shops, restaurants and historical buildings make this place very popular tourist route. Streets were named like that in 1718 during active construction of this area. In fact, street begins from the very embankment of Smolenka River and runs through the whole half of the island - up to Leytenanta Shmidta Embankment. Since August 1728 the first horse tramway started to run right through this route. Horse-drawn carriages run from Admiralty Square, then through Konnogvardeisky Boulevard up to 6th Line. In 2004 the horse tramway of 1872-1878s was set up in the centre of the square of 6-7 Lines, right next to Vasleostrovkaya metro station. In the carriage of this horse tramway there is a box-office. Later, in 2005 bronze horses were placed near the tramway, and in 2009 a coachman was set up next to it. In 1732 on 6-7 Lines the Saint Andrew's Cathedral, designed according to the project of the architect A. Whist, was built. This street is a real discovery for a connoisseur of the architecture. There are Three Holy Man Church (1760), famous Troekurov's house (1720-1730) and apartment house by the design of A. Geschwend (1871). Among numerous historical building there is the house of military engineer H. Meltzer (1909-1910). By the way, he became famous as architect as well. Also there are apartment house of 1906, created and constructed by architect L. Bogussky, and the former Royal pharmacy of doctor A. Pehl. Izotov apartment house, which was built in 1909-1910 by the special design of well-known architect V. Schaub, is famous as well. At some distance there is a building, in which urban primary schools were located, appeared in 1896-1897 thanks to the general architect A. Geschwend. It is not a full list of interesting constructions, which form the ensemble of 6-7 Lines of Vasylievsky Island. You should walk around to feel the special atmosphere of this place.