An important example of 16th-century Ottoman architecture, the building is situated on the grounds of Eastern Roman Empire's historical hippodrome.

[1] According to Ottoman historian Solakzade Mehmet Hemdemi Efendi (1590–1657), even the construction date of the palace is not certainly known, it is believed that it coincides to the Sultan Bayezid II era (reigned 1481–1512).

Architect Sedat Çetintaş discovered the vacant building, which was considered to be demolished to make place for a new palace of justice.

[2] The main argument for its demolition was the fact that it had been renovated by an Armenian at some point, for which it would not be able to be considered part of the Turkish patrimony.

In 2012, the judicial archives moved out, and its space was transferred to the Minister of Culture to be appended to the museum.