Mikhail Zemtsov

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The small church of Saints Simon and Anne (1734) is one of a few extant buildings by Zemtsov.

Mikhail Grigorievich Zemtsov (Russian: Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Земцо́в; 1688 – 1743) was a Russian architect who practiced a sober, restrained Petrine Baroque style, which he learned from his Swiss peer Domenico Tresini.

During the early part of his career, Zemtsov participated in designing the Summer Garden in St Petersburg and the park in Peterhof. The other project in which he was involved was the design of Kadriorg palace and park in Tallinn (1718-25), now the ceremonial residence of Estonian presidents. His Italian Palace on the Fontanka Embankment (1726-28) was demolished, and his Anichkov Palace (1741-50) was later rebuilt.

Zemtsov was appointed one of the principal architects of the Russian capital in 1737, working on the Transfiguration Cathedral in St. Petersburg along with others. He completed his work on the Russian Building Code two years before his death.