The church is located in an interesting place on Kremlin Street, where you can see a real fortress moat 30 meters wide and a defensive rampart, from which the top of the church is visible. However, do not think that it is difficult to enter the church and that you need to overcome all the fortifications. In fact, it is very welcoming, and the rampart has long become a walking boulevard, although its height along with the depth of the moat is an impressive 17 meters. The Assumption Church is one of three churches in the Suzdal Kremlin, alongside the Nikolskaya and Christ the Savior churches. It is now situated on the territory where the courtyard of Prince Ivan III was located in the 15th century.

The history of the Assumption Church begins in the second half of the 17th century, when the lower stone part of the church was built on the site of a wooden predecessor. In the early 18th century, the church was rebuilt after a major fire swept through the city, and now consists of elements from different architectural eras. Originally, the church had a tent-shaped bell tower and chapels of Sergius and Nikon of Radonezh, surrounded by a low fence and towers with gates. These architectural elements did not survive due to events in the early 20th century when the director of the Suzdal museum was offered to demolish one of the Kremlin churches for the use of bricks in industrial needs. He decided to preserve the Assumption Church as the most architecturally valuable, trying to protect the ensemble of the church, chapel, and bell tower. However, he was not completely successful, and only the church remained. Later, the bell tower was restored based on historical data.

Experts consider the Assumption Church a modest but elegant monument of Suzdal. Its architectural style, Naryshkin Baroque, is atypical for this region. This style combines elements of European Baroque, Gothic, and Renaissance with the traditions of Russian wooden and stone architecture. The church is presented as a wide octagon on a square base, without lavish decorations, but with rare delicate decorative elements. The dome of the church is covered with a drum and a small cupola. In the mid-20th century, the church was restored, which helped preserve its architectural appearance.

In 2014, the relics of Saint Arsenius of Elasson were brought to the church, available for veneration by the faithful, and many visit the church for this reason.