Frequently it was housed in the Hippodrome in Sachsenhausen (the quarters located south of the river Main), while at other times it was held in single-use pavilions.

A competition was advertised, and the plans of the Marburg architect Friedrich von Thiersch made the short list of finalists.

The noted Frankfurt Opera singer Hans Erl was forced to sing "In Diesen Heil'gen Hallen" ("In These Holy Halls").

The Frankfurt physician and Holocaust survivor Dr. Max Kirschner describes the deportation in his memoirs.

After the Second World War thoughts appeared to demolish the hall, but the citizens of Frankfurt and their Mayor Walter Kolb prevented this.

Footage of Depeche Mode's show at this venue on 21 July 1993, is included on their video release Devotional.

On 24 September 2004 Canadian rock trio Rush recorded their R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD at this venue.

A planned May 2023 concert by Roger Waters was attempted to be canceled, after the Frankfurt city council called the former Pink Floyd singer/bassist “one of the world’s most well-known antisemites.”.

The architect's aim was to create the splendor of the neo-baroque style, the hall is a worthy representative of a fair city building of its day.

The rectangular layout is superimposed by a cupola-crowned rotunda, which makes a contrast to the majestic architecture of the lower part.