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Oranienbaum (Russian: Ораниенба́ум) is a Russian royal residence, located on the Gulf of Finland west of St. Petersburg. The Palace ensemble and the city centre are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Still commonly known by its post-war name of Lomonosov, the estate at Oranienbaum is the oldest of the Imperial Palaces around St. Petersburg, and also the only one not to be captured by Nazi forces during the Great Patriotic War.
Oranienbaum was meant to be a part of a grand panorama, meeting all the visitors to the new Russian capital by the sea. The Grand Residence of the "first" nobleman of the country, should also be perceived as a symbol of the Triumph of Russia, that prevailed in the Northern War.
Essential visitor information for the Imperial estate at Oranienbaum, near the St. Petersburg suburb of Lomonosov. Find details of transport links, travel tips, and much more for Oranienbaum, Saint Petersburg.
- 50, Dvortsovy Prospekt, Lomonosov (town)
- +7 (812) 450-5287
Lomonosov (Russian: Ломоно́сов; before 1948: Oranienbaum, Ораниенба́ум) is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Saint Petersburg proper.
In 1704, Peter I presented an extensive land plot on the southern coast of the Finnish Gulf, 40 km away from St. Petersburg, to his associate and friend Prince Alexander Menshikov. In the 1710s, the farmstead was named Oranienbaum (from German Oranienbaum , a bitter orange tree).
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