Villa Rose (), is a private mansion in the

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

n city of

Aleppo Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...

dating back to 1928. Built by the Aleppine wealthy businessman ''Subhi Kabbabé'' during the days of the French Mandate for Syria, Villa Rose is the first building in Aleppo (and probably Syria) to feature pure European architectural elements, mainly based on

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principles. It is colloquially known as the ''Villa Rose'' because of the pink-colored stones of the building. In 1948, the building was purchased by Dr. ''Gregory Kassis'' who turned it into a maternity hospital. During the 1960s, the building was about to be dismantled by its new owner ''Jean-Frederic Rabbat''. However, upon the demand of the citizens, then-governor of Aleppo ''Abdulghani al-Saadawi'' mediated the dispute, convincing the owner to preserve the palace. In 1983, the mansion was sold to a new group of owners and the building was listed among the

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monuments of Aleppo, in order to prevent any possible destruction by its future owners. Currently, ''Villa Rose'' is owned by the local businessman ''Abdul Aziz al-Sukhni'' who is among the tycoons of

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in Syria.

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Buildings and structures in Aleppo Palaces in Syria Houses completed in 1928 {{Syria-struct-stub