"Old Municipality of Aleppo" Top 5 Page for this destination The Old City Tip by MM212

Built in 1916, this late Ottoman edifice once housed the city hall of Aleppo (Municipality Building). It is one of numerous beautiful late Ottoman-period buildings surrounding the Citadel, constructed with heavy European architectural influence. Many of these buildings have found other functions, some becoming restaurants or hotels. For a while, the Municipality Building housed the Aleppo passport and immigration office - where tourists once queued up to extend their visas. Today, however, the passport office has relocated elsewhere, leaving the building vacant awaiting its fate. It is unclear what its future will be, though I hope it will not involve destruction.


IMPORTANT UPDATE: On 28 September, 2012, this building was severely damaged by shelling by the Syrian government. The side facing the citadel was obliterated.

Address: Sharia Hawl al-Qalaa (Citadel Circular Road)
Directions: Immediately north of the Citadel