8th-9th Lines of Vasilievsky Island

On the 8th and 9th Lines of Vasilievsky Island in St. Petersburg, there are historical buildings from the 19th–20th centuries, including the apartment buildings of architects Aleksandr Krakau and S. M. Belyakov. The Sheffer House on the 9th Line has been included in the KGIOP "Heritage" program for facade restoration, while the building at 53 on the 8th Line retains original interiors with a stove and wrought-iron grilles. Among the parishioners of the former Annunciation Church in this area were Vasily Trediakovsky and Mikhail Lomonosov, and memorial plaques to scientists Sumarokov, Ushakov, and Korotkov are installed on the building of the Institute of Macromolecular Compounds.