The palace was constructed at the cost of the royal family in the Al-Mansour suburb. It succeeded the
Al-Zuhour Palace as the private residence of the royal family. It was to be the last residence of the Iraqi royal family. In the 1950s, the
New Royal Palace was built to replace it, but it was not inhabited before the monarchy was abolished. The Al-Rehab Palace was the scene of the massacre of the royal family during the
14 July Revolution in 1958. The building was torn down in 1973. ==References==