ðə stɹˈiːt wʌz plˈænd ænd lˈeɪd ˈæftɚ ðə kˌæɾəstɹˈɑːfɪk fˈaɪɚz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt dᵻstɹˈɔɪd mˈoʊst əv ðə bˈɪldɪŋz ˌɔn ʌv sˈeɪnt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ.
The street was planned and laid after the catastrophic fires of 1736 and 1738 destroyed most of the buildings on  of Saint Petersburg.