athedral ▁not ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁exclusive ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁kn y az ▁or ▁his ▁relatives . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁contains ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Y uri ▁Dol gor uki , ▁kn y az es ▁of ▁the ▁Sh uis ky ▁family ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁c athedral ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁on ▁or ▁around ▁this ▁site ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Vladimir ▁II ▁Mon om akh ▁in ▁ 1 1 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 2 , ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Y uri ▁II ▁of ▁Vladimir , ▁this ▁dil ap id ated ▁building ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁one , ▁built ▁of ▁white ▁t uf a ▁stone ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁lim estone . ▁In ▁ 1 2 3 8 ▁Su zd al ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁the ▁Mong ols , ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁building ▁surv ived ▁through ▁centuries ▁of ▁the ▁T atar - M ong ol ▁y oke , ▁but ▁finally ▁was ▁burn ed ▁down ▁and ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 8 - 1 5 3 0 ▁Vas ili ▁III ▁Ivan ov ich ▁re built ▁the ▁c athedral . ▁After ▁that ▁rest oration ▁the ▁remained ▁old ▁walls ▁were ▁lower ed ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁ar cade ▁level , ▁white ▁stone ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁brick ▁and ▁laid ▁in ▁Mus cov ite ▁style . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁previously ▁three - dom ed ▁c athedral