[1] The building is located to the south of the Citadel of Aleppo and adjacent to its main entrance.

The idea for the construction of a new government house came when the State of Aleppo was declared by the French General Henri Gouraud in September 1920.

However, the construction started only in 1928, after the formation of the Syrian state under the French mandate.

The inauguration of the building took place on 15 April 1933 to become the house of the government in Aleppo and the regular seat of the governor and the mayor of the city.

It served as the house of the government until 2008, when the new building of the Aleppo city council was opened.