dAlison Nevsky Avenue is the main street of St. Petersburg, which stretches for 4.5 km from Admiralteystvo to Alexander Nevsky Monastery. It crosses the River Moika, the Griboyedov Chanel, the Fontanka. Maximum width is 60 m (at the Gostiny Dvor), the lowest - 25 m (for washing). There are 240 buildings which face on Nevsky Avenue. The right side is informally called the "shadow" and the left  - "Solar" (a popular place for walking).