Lomonosov is named in honour of the great Russian scientist Russian Mikhail Lomonosov and located here is the imperial Oranienbaum Palace complex. Previously the city bore the name of the palace itself and although today the it retains its Soviet-era name, tourist guides and excursions often refer to it as Oranienbaum, which means ‘orange tree’ in German. Like other city satellites of St Petersburg, Lomonosov is a popular tourist destination thanks to its palace complex, which is the only one not to have suffered greatly during the war as Lomonosov was not captured by the Nazis and remained a Soviet foothold during the Siege of Leningrad. Today the palace and the historical centre of Lomonosov are UNESCO World Heritage sites.