ɐ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv bˈɪldɪŋz wʌz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɔnðə ʃˈoːɹz ʌvðə bˈɑːlʃeɪə nˈɛvɚ ɹˈɪvɚ, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə mˈeɪn bˈɪldɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ʌv sˈaɪənsᵻz ænd ðə kɑːŋkˈeɪv pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn wˈɛɹhaʊs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
A range of buildings was constructed on the shores of the Bolshaya Neva River, including the main building of the Academy of Sciences and the concave portion of the northern warehouse (1795–1797).