Vladimir II Monomakh
A cathedral was originally built on or around this site during the reign of Vladimir II Monomakh in 1102. In 1222, on the orders of Yuri II of Vladimir, this dilapidated building was demolished and replaced by a new one, built of white tufa stone and decorated with limestone. In 1238 Suzdal was sacked by the Mongols, the interior of the cathedral was destroyed. The building survived through centuries of the Tatar-Mongol yoke, but finally was burned down and collapsed in 1445.