The monument is located within the old city center — a medieval walled city, on the territory of the Ensemble of the Historic Center, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Armenian Cathedral Ensemble features: the Cathedral itself, the bell tower, the palace of the Armenian archbishop, the Armenian bank, the monastery of the Armenian Benedictines, the memorial column of St. Christopher, and the Golgotha Altar. 

This four-story residential stone house, which was built in the late seventeenth century, is an element of the former Armenian quarter housing. The house is a part of the old Armenian vicar’s residence; an Armenian “pious” bank named Mons Pius was situated there till 1940. Now this is an architectural and urban planning monument of national significance under protection number 1289. A restaurant with a museum exposition dedicated to the Armenians of Lviv and restaurant business has been opened in the ground floor premises of the house.