If we have left the Kremlin through Demetrios gates, we would see on the right on mountain the stone Church of Saint Boris and Saint Gleb. It is situated on the right bank of the Kamenka.
There was once the Monastery of Saint Boris and Saint Gleb, founded before the sixteenth century. The Church now stands on this spot. It was restored by Alexey Varganov in 1961.
It is the only building in Suzdal, which shows a fairly strong influence of Russian seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Baroque architecture. The general composition and volute motif of the bell-tower are similar to those on the bell-tower of the Church of Saint Nicetas in Vladimir, but the Church itself, an octagon on a square base, resembles the Church of Saint Nicholas at the Galleys in Vladimir. However the Suzdal Church differs from both these buildings by virtue of its greater simplicity and powerful, expressive lines. Its proportions create an impression of strength and the decoration, which stands out clearly against the background of the red walls, is extremely rich and plastic. The cornice on the main octagon is particularly fine, combining elegance and sumptuousness.