The one story palace was built in 1851 by Hassan Fouad Pasha al-Manasterly, then Governor of Cairo.

[1] Only the public halls (selamlik) of the governor's palace are still standing while his private residence (harem) has been demolished to make way for a water station.

The palace, consisting of a main rectangular hall which opens to the outside through a door preceded by a marble case.

Its walls and ceilings are garnished with plaster and colored greenery ornaments and bird figures.

The influence of the Ottoman Rococo is quite notable as well as a Pharonic impact at the external entry-front of the palace.