Contents 1 Africa 1.1  Algeria 1.2  Benin 1.3  Botswana 1.4  Burkina Faso 1.5  Burundi 1.6  Cameroon 1.7  Cape Verde 1.8  Central African Republic 1.9  Chad 1.10  Comoros 1.11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.12 Congo, Republic of the 1.13  Côte d'Ivoire 1.14  Djibouti 1.15  Egypt 1.15.1 Former 1.16  Equatorial Guinea 1.17  Eritrea 1.18  Ethiopia 1.19  Gabon 1.20  Gambia 1.21  Ghana 1.22  Guinea 1.22.1 Former 1.23  Guinea-Bissau 1.24  Kenya 1.25  Lesotho 1.26  Liberia 1.27  Madagascar 1.28  Malawi 1.29  Mali 1.30  Mauritania 1.31  Mauritius 1.32  Morocco 1.33  Mozambique 1.34  Namibia 1.35  Niger 1.36  Nigeria 1.37  Rwanda 1.38  São Tomé and Príncipe 1.39  Senegal 1.40  Seychelles 1.41  Sierra Leone 1.42  Somalia 1.43  South Africa 1.43.1 Provincial 1.43.2 Provincial, former 1.44  Sudan 1.45  Swaziland 1.46  Tanzania 1.47  Togo 1.48  Tunisia 1.49  Uganda 1.50  Zambia 1.51  Zimbabwe 2 Americas 2.1 Caribbean 2.1.1  Antigua and Barbuda 2.1.2  Bahamas 2.1.3  Barbados 2.1.4  Dominica 2.1.5  Dominican Republic 2.1.6  Grenada 2.1.7  Haiti 2.1.8  Jamaica 2.1.9  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.1.10  Saint Lucia 2.1.11  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.1.12  Trinidad and Tobago 2.2 North America 2.2.1  Belize 2.2.1.1 Former 2.2.2  Canada 2.2.2.1 Federal 2.2.2.2 Provincial 2.2.3  Costa Rica 2.2.4  El Salvador 2.2.5  Guatemala 2.2.6  Honduras 2.2.7  Mexico 2.2.7.1 Former 2.2.7.2 States 2.2.8  Nicaragua 2.2.9  Panama 2.2.10  United States 2.2.10.1 State 2.2.10.2 Territorial 2.2.10.3 City 2.3 South America 2.3.1  Argentina 2.3.2  Bolivia 2.3.3  Brazil 2.3.3.1 Former 2.3.3.2 State 2.3.4  Chile 2.3.4.1 Former 2.3.5  Colombia 2.3.6  Ecuador 2.3.7  Guyana 2.3.8  Paraguay 2.3.9  Peru 2.3.10  Suriname 2.3.11  Uruguay 2.3.12  Venezuela 2.3.12.1 Former 3 Asia 3.1  Afghanistan 3.2  Azerbaijan 3.3  Bahrain 3.4  Bangladesh 3.5  Bhutan 3.6  Brunei 3.7  Cambodia 3.8 China 3.9 Hong Kong 3.9.1 Former British Colony of Hong Kong 3.10  India 3.10.1 National 3.10.2 State 3.10.3 Union Territories 3.11  Indonesia 3.11.1 Sultanates 3.11.2 Provincial 3.11.3 Territorial 3.12  Iran 3.12.1 Former 3.13  Iraq 3.13.1 Former 3.14  Israel 3.15  Japan 3.15.1 Former 3.16  Jordan 3.17  Kazakhstan 3.18 Korea, North 3.18.1 Former 3.19 Korea, South 3.20  Kuwait 3.20.1 Former 3.21  Kyrgyzstan 3.22  Laos 3.23  Lebanon 3.23.1 Former 3.24 Macau 3.25  Malaysia 3.26  Maldives 3.26.1 Former 3.27  Mongolia 3.28  Nepal 3.29  Oman 3.30  Pakistan 3.30.1 Federal 3.30.2 Provincial 3.31  Philippines 3.32  Qatar 3.33  Saudi Arabia 3.34  Singapore 3.35  Sri Lanka 3.36  Syria 3.37 Republic of China (Taiwan) 3.37.1 Former 3.38  Tajikistan 3.39  Thailand 3.39.1 Former 3.40  Turkmenistan 3.41  United Arab Emirates 3.42  Uzbekistan 3.43  Vietnam 3.44  Yemen 4 Europe 4.1  Albania 4.2  Armenia 4.3  Austria 4.4  Belarus 4.5  Belgium 4.6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7  Bulgaria 4.8  Croatia 4.9  Cyprus 4.10  Czech Republic 4.11  Denmark 4.12  Estonia 4.13  Finland 4.13.1 Former 4.14  France 4.14.1 Territorial 4.15  Georgia 4.16  Germany 4.17  Greece 4.17.1 Former 4.18  Guernsey 4.19  Hungary 4.19.1 Former 4.20  Iceland 4.21  Ireland 4.22  Isle of Man 4.23  Italy 4.24  Jersey 4.25  Latvia 4.26  Liechtenstein 4.27  Lithuania 4.27.1 Former 4.28  Luxembourg 4.29  Macedonia 4.30  Malta 4.31  Moldova 4.32  Monaco 4.33  Montenegro 4.34  Netherlands 4.35  Norway 4.36  Poland 4.37  Portugal 4.38  Romania 4.39  Russia 4.39.1 Former 4.40  Serbia 4.40.1 Former 4.41  Slovakia 4.42  Slovenia 4.43  Spain 4.43.1 Autonomous communities 4.44  Sweden 4.45  Turkey 4.45.1 Former 4.46  Ukraine 4.47  United Kingdom 4.47.1 Former 4.47.2 Territorial 4.48  Vatican City 4.48.1 Former 5 Oceania 5.1  Australia 5.1.1 Federal 5.1.2 State 5.1.2.1 State, former 5.1.3 Territorial 5.2  Cook Islands 5.3  Fiji 5.4  Nauru 5.4.1 Former 5.5  New Zealand 5.5.1 Former 5.5.2 Territorial 5.6  Papua New Guinea 5.7  Samoa 5.8  Solomon Islands 5.9  Tonga 5.10  Tuvalu 5.11  Vanuatu 6 See also 7 Footnotes

An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.

[edit] Africa

[edit]  Algeria

• El Mouradia (President)

[edit]  Benin

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Botswana

• State House (President)

[edit]  Burkina Faso

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Burundi

• Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace is the official residence of the President of Burundi.

[edit]  Cameroon

• Unity Palace (President)

[edit]  Cape Verde

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Central African Republic

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Chad

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Comoros

• Presidential Palace

[edit] Congo, Democratic Republic of the

• Kinshasa Presidential Palace

[edit] Congo, Republic of the

• Brazzaville Presidential Palace

[edit]  Côte d'Ivoire

• Le Palais de la Présidence (President)

[edit]  Djibouti

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Egypt

• Abdin Palace (President)
• Ras Al-Teen Palace (President)
• Koubbeh Palace (visiting foreign dignitaries)

[edit] Former

• Montaza Palace (King, formerly; kept as a hotel)
• Ras el-Tin Palace (King, formerly)

[edit]  Equatorial Guinea

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Eritrea

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Ethiopia

• National Palace (President)

[edit]  Gabon

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Gambia

• State House (President)

[edit]  Ghana

• Osu Castle formal (Presidential) residence
• Golden Jubilee House current (Presidential) residence

[edit]  Guinea

• Presidential Palace
• Villa Syli (official guest house)

[edit] Former

• Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)

[edit]  Guinea-Bissau

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Kenya

• State House (President)

[edit]  Lesotho

• Royal Palace (King)

[edit]  Liberia

• Executive Mansion (President)

[edit]  Madagascar

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Malawi

• Sanjika Palace (President)

[edit]  Mali

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Mauritania

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Mauritius

• Château of Réduit (President)

[edit]  Morocco

• Royal Palace

[edit]  Mozambique

• Palácio da Ponta Vermelha (President)

[edit]  Namibia

• State House (President)

[edit]  Niger

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Nigeria

• ASO ROCK

[edit]  Rwanda

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  São Tomé and Príncipe

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Senegal

• Palai de la Republique (President)

[edit]  Seychelles

• State House (President)

[edit]  Sierra Leone

• State House (President)

[edit]  Somalia

• Villa Somalia (President)

[edit]  South Africa

• Groote Schuur (President)

[edit] Provincial

• Leeuwenhof (Premier of the Western Cape)

[edit] Provincial, former

• Cape Province:
  Government House (Governor, formerly; kept as offices for Prime Minister)
• Transvaal:
  Government House (Lieutenant General, formerly)
• Natal:
  Government House (Lieutenant-Governor, formerly)
• Orange Free State:
  Government House (Governor, formerly)

[edit]  Sudan

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Swaziland

• Embo State Palace (King)
• Royal Kraal (King)

[edit]  Tanzania

• State House (President)

[edit]  Togo

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Tunisia

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Uganda

• State House (President)

[edit]  Zambia

• State House (President)

[edit]  Zimbabwe

• State House (President)

[edit] Americas

[edit] Caribbean

[edit]  Antigua and Barbuda

• Government House (Governor General)

[edit]  Bahamas

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Barbados

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Ilaro Court (Prime Minister)

[edit]  Dominica

• Government House (President)

[edit]  Dominican Republic

• Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic (President)

[edit]  Grenada

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Haiti

• Presidential Palace (or National Palace)

[edit]  Jamaica

• King's House, also Government House (Governor-General)
• Jamaica House (Prime Minister)
• Vale Royal (Prime Minister)

[edit]  Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Saint Lucia

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Trinidad and Tobago

• President's House
• St. Anns Diplomatic Residence (Prime Minister)
• Whitehall (Prime Minister's office)
• Official residence (Chief Secretary, Tobago house of Assembly)

[edit] North America

[edit]  Belize

• Belize House (Governor-General)

[edit] Former

• Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)

[edit]  Canada

[edit] Federal

• Rideau Hall (monarch; Governor General, Ottawa residence)^[1]
• Citadelle of Quebec (Governor General, Quebec City residence)^[2]
• 24 Sussex Drive (Prime Minister)^[3]
• Harrington Lake (Prime Minister, country retreat)^[4]
• Stornoway (Leader of Opposition)^[5]
• The Farm, Gatineau Park (Speaker of the House of Commons)^[6]
• 7 Rideau Gate (visiting foreign dignitaries)^[7]

[edit] Provincial

• British Columbia:
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Manitoba:
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• New Brunswick:
  Old Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Nova Scotia:
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Prince Edward Island:
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Newfoundland and Labrador:
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

*The provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec no longer have official residences for their lieutenant governors, but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary.

[edit]  Costa Rica

• Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

[edit]  El Salvador

• Casa Presidencial, also called Casa Blanca (President)

[edit]  Guatemala

• Casa Presidencial

[edit]  Honduras

• Palacio "José Cecilio del Valle" (President)

[edit]  Mexico

• Los Pinos (President)

[edit] Former

• National Palace (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as seat of Federal Executive)
• Castillo de Chapultepec (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as National Museum of History)

*In every state of the Mexico the Palacio de Gobierno, or Government Palace, was the official residence the governor, they are now maintained solely as the relevant governor's offices.

[edit] States

Queretaro

• Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

[edit]  Nicaragua

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Panama

• Palacio de las Garzas (President)

[edit]  United States

• White House (President)
• Camp David (President, retreat)
• Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President)
• Blair House (visiting foreign dignitaries; President-elect)

[edit] State

• Alabama:
  Governor's Mansion
• Alaska:
  Governor's Mansion
• Arkansas:
  Governor's Mansion
• California:
  California Governor's Mansion
  Getty House: (Los Angeles City Mayor)
• Colorado:
  Governor's Mansion
• Connecticut:
  Governor's Mansion
• Delaware:
  Woodburn
• Florida:
  Governor's Mansion
• Georgia:
  Governor's Mansion

• Hawaii:
  Washington Place (Queen then Governor, formerly kept as museum)
  ʻIolani Palace (Queen, formerly kept for official government functions)
  Hulihee Palace (Queen, formerly retained as museum)
• Idaho:
  The Idaho House
• Illinois:
  Executive Mansion
• Indiana:
  Governor's Mansion
• Iowa:
  Terrace Hill
• Kansas:
  Cedar Crest

• Kentucky:
  Governor's Mansion
• Louisiana:
  Governor's Mansion
• Maine:
  Blaine House
• Maryland:
  Government House
  Jennings House (from 1777-1870)
• Massachusetts:
  none
• Michigan:
  Governor's Residence, Lansing
  Governor's Residence, Mackinac Island (summer residence)
• Minnesota:
  Governor's Residence
• Mississippi:
  Governor's Residence
• Missouri:
  Governor's Mansion
• Montana:
  Governor's Mansion
• Nebraska:
  Governor's Mansion
• Nevada:
  Governor's Mansion
• New Hampshire:
  Bridges House
• New Jersey:
  Drumthwacket
• New Mexico:
  Governor's Mansion
• New York:
  Executive Mansion
• North Carolina:
  Executive Mansion
• North Dakota:
  Governor's Mansion
• Ohio:
  Governor's Mansion
• Oklahoma:
  Governor's Mansion
• Oregon:
  Stiff-Jarman House (prior to 1988)
  Mahonia Hall
• Pennsylvania:
  Governor's Mansion
• South Carolina:
  Governor's Mansion
• South Dakota:
  Governor's Mansion
• Tennessee:
  Governor's Mansion

• Texas:
  Governor's Mansion
  Texas Speaker's Apartment
  Texas Lieutenant Governor's Apartment (prior to 1983 fire)
• Utah:
  Governor's Mansion
• Vermont:
  The Pavilion
• Virginia:
  Executive Mansion
• Washington:
  Governor's Mansion
• West Virginia:
  Executive Mansion
• Wisconsin:
  Governor's Mansion
• Wyoming:
  Governor's Mansion

[edit] Territorial

• Puerto Rico:
  La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)
• Guam:
  Government House (Governor)

[edit] City

Note that some mayors in cities with an official mayor's residence (notably Detroit and New York) choose instead to reside at their private residence, using the official residence for official functions only.

• Denver, Colorado:
  Cableland
• Detroit, Michigan:
  Manoogian Mansion
• Los Angeles, California:
  Getty House
• New York, New York:
  Gracie Mansion

[edit] South America

[edit]  Argentina

• Casa Rosada (President)
• Quinta de Olivos (President's residence)

[edit]  Bolivia

• Palacio de Gobierno (President)

[edit]  Brazil

• Palácio da Alvorada (Presidential residence)
• Palácio do Planalto (Presidential office)
• Granja do Torto (President, retreat)
• Palácio Rio Negro (President, retreat)
• Palácio do Jaburu (Vice President)

[edit] Former

• Catete Palace (President, formerly; kept as Museu da República)
• Paço de São Cristóvão (King and Emperor, formerly; kept as the National Museum of Brazil)
• Palácio Imperial de Petrópolis (Emperor, summer residence, formerly; kept as Imperial Museum of Brazil)

[edit] State

• Rio de Janeiro
  • Palácio das Laranjeiras

• São Paulo
  • Palácio dos Bandeirantes

[edit]  Chile

• Private residence (President)
• Cerro Castillo (President, retreat)

[edit] Former

• Palacio de La Moneda (President, formerly; kept as office for President)

[edit]  Colombia

• Palacio de Nariño (President)
• Casa de Huspedes (Cartagena) (President)
• Hacienda Hato Grande (President, retreat)

[edit]  Ecuador

• Palacio de Carondelet (President)

[edit]  Guyana

• State House (President)

[edit]  Paraguay

• Mburuvichá Roga (President)

[edit]  Peru

• Palacio de Gobierno (President)

[edit]  Suriname

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Uruguay

• Suarez Residence (President)
• Anchorena Park (President, retreat)

[edit]  Venezuela

• Palacio de Miraflores (President)

[edit] Former

• La Casona

[edit] Asia

[edit]  Afghanistan

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Azerbaijan

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Bahrain

• Rifa'a Palace (King)

[edit]  Bangladesh

• Bangabhaban (President)

[edit]  Bhutan

• Dechenchholing Palace (King)

[edit]  Brunei

• Istana Nurul Iman (Sultan)

[edit]  Cambodia

• Khemarindra Palace (King)

[edit] China

• Zhongnanhai

[edit] Hong Kong

• Government House (Chief Executive)
• Fanling Lodge (Chief Executive - Summer/alternate)
• Victoria House (15 Barker Road) (Chief Secretary)
• 45 Shouson Hill Road (Financial Secretary)
• Residence of Secretary for Justice (19 Severn Road) (Secretary for Justice)
• Chief Justice's House (Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal)
• Headquarters House (11 Barker Road) (Commander-in-Chief)

[edit] Former British Colony of Hong Kong

• Flagstaff House (commander of British forces in Hong Kong, formerly)
• Island House (formerly, District Officers (North), and later District Commissioners for the New Territories)
• Gate Lodge (Governor of Hong Kong's summer residence 1900-1934)

[edit]  India

[edit] National

• Rashtrapati Bhavan (President)
• Rashtrapati Nilayam (President, retreat)
• The Retreat Building (President, retreat)
• Vice President House (Vice-President)
• 7 Race Course Road (Prime Minister)
• Hyderabad House (visiting foreign dignitaries)

[edit] State

• Andhra Pradesh:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Arunachal Pradesh:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Assam:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Bihar:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Chattisgarh:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Goa:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Gujarat:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Haryana:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Himachal Pradesh:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Jammu and Kashmir:
  Raj Bhavan, Jammu (Governor, winter residence)
  Raj Bhavan, Srinagar (Governor, summer residence)
• Jharkhand:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Karnataka:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Kerala:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Madhya Pradesh:
  Raj Bhavan, Bhopal (Governor)
  Raj Bhavan, Pachmarchi (Governor, summer residence)

• Maharashtra:
  Raj Bhavan, Mumbai (Governor)
  Raj Bhavan, Nagpur (Governor, winter residence)
  Raj Bhavan, Pune (Governor, monsoon residence)
  Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar (Governor, summer residence)
• Manipur:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Meghalaya:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Mizoram:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Nagaland:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Orissa:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)

• Punjab:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Rajasthan:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Sikkim:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Tamil Nadu:
  Raj Bhavan, Chennai (Governor)
  Raj Bhavan, Ooty (Governor, summer residence)
• Tripura:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Uttar Pradesh:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• Uttarakhand:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
• West Bengal:
  Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Governor)
  Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling (Governor, summer residence)

[edit] Union Territories

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
  Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
• Chandigarh:
  Raj Bhavan, Punjab (Administrator)
• National Capital Territory of Delhi:
  Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
• Pondicherry:
  Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)

[edit]  Indonesia

• Istana Negara (President)
• Istana Merdeka (President)
• Istana Bogor (President, retreat)
• Istana Cipanas (President, retreat)
• Villa Pelabuhan Ratu (President, seaside retreat)
• Istana Tampak Siring, Bali (President)
• Gedung Agung (President)
• Diponegoro House (Vice President)
• Wisma Negara (visiting foreign dignitaries)

[edit] Sultanates

• Yogyakarta Sultanate:
  Keraton Ngayokyakarto Hadiningrat (Sultan)
• Surakarta:
  Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat (Sultan)
• Kasepuhan:
  Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon (Sultan)
• Kanoman:
  Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon (Sultan)
• Kacirebonan:
  Keraton Kacirebonan, Cirebon (Sultan)
• Deli:
  Istana Maimun, Medan (Sultan)
• Siak:
  Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura (Sultan)

[edit] Provincial

• West Sumatra:
  Istana Pagaruyung (Yang di-pertuan gadih)
• South Sulawesi:
  Istana Luwu (Governor)

[edit] Territorial

• Aceh:
  Meligoe Aceh (Governor)

[edit]  Iran

• Primier palace (Pahlavi dynasty, now used as the Presidential Palace)
• Red Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, former residence of the Shah in 1940s-60s, now used as the official Presidential building.

[edit] Former

• Golestan Palace (Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
• Ali Qapu (Safavid dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
• Niavaran Palace Complex (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
• Sadabad Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; Some buildings are kept as museum and some are still used by the government)
• Marmar Palace (Marble Palace) (Pahlavi dynasty, still used by the government)
• Pearl Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, Abandoned)
• Ramsar Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)

[edit]  Iraq

[edit] Former

• Presidential Palace (President, formerly)

[edit]  Israel

• President House
• Prime Minister House

[edit]  Japan

• Kōkyo, also known as Imperial Palace (Emperor)

• Tōgū Gosho, also known as Tōgū Palace (Crown Prince)

• Kantei (Prime Minister's Office)
• Kōtei (Official Residence of Prime Minister, adjacent to Kantei)

[edit] Former

• Kyōto Gosho, also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
• Edo-jō, also known as Edo Castle (Shōgun, 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
• Gaishō Kōtei, also known as Prince Asaka Residence (Prime Minister, 1947 and 48–50, now open to the public as museum)

[edit]  Jordan

• Raghdan Palace (King)
• Basman Palace (King)
• Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)

[edit]  Kazakhstan

• Presidential Palace

[edit] Korea, North

• Pyongyang No. 15 (Chairman of National Defense Commission)

[edit] Former

• Kumsusan Memorial Palace (President, formerly; kept as mausoleum)

[edit] Korea, South

• Cheong Wa Dae, also unofficially referred to as Blue House (President)

[edit]  Kuwait

• Sief Palace (Emir)
• Dar Salwa (Emir)

[edit] Former

• Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

[edit]  Kyrgyzstan

• White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace

[edit]  Laos

• Haw Kham Palace (President)

[edit]  Lebanon

• Baabda Palace (President)
• Beiteddine Palace (President, summer retreat)

[edit] Former

• Fakhreddine Palace (King, formerly; kept as a museum)

[edit] Macau

• Government House (Chief Executive)

[edit]  Malaysia

• Istana Negara, also called National Palace (King)
• Istana Melawati (King, retreat)
• Seri Perdana (Prime Minister)
• Seri Satria (Deputy Prime Minister)
• Istana Iskandariah official residence of (Sultan of Perak)
• Istana Anak Bukit official residence of (Sultan of Kedah)
• Istana Bukit Serene official residence of (Sultan of Johor)
• Istana Maziah official residence of (Sultan of Terengganu)
• Astana official residence of (Head Of State Of Sarawak)

[edit]  Maldives

• Muliaage (President)

[edit] Former

• Theemuge (President, formerly; now the Supreme Court of the Maldives)

[edit]  Mongolia

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Nepal

• Narayanhity Palace (King, formerly)

[edit]  Oman

• Qasr al Alam Royal Palace
• Bait Barka- Sultans' Retreat in Barka
• Hisn Seeb- Sultans' Farm in Seeb
• Hisn Salalah- Sultans Retreat in waterfront district of Salalah
• Qasr Mamoora- Sultans official residence in Salalah
• Razat Farm- Sultans Retreat in his Farm in Salalah
• Sohar Palace- Sultans Farm in Sohar

[edit]  Pakistan

[edit] Federal

• Aiwan-e-Sadr (President)
• Prime Minister House

[edit] Provincial

• Balochistan:
  Governor's House
• North-West Frontier Province:
  Governor's House
• Punjab:
  Governor House
• Sindh:
  Flag Staff House (Governor)

[edit]  Philippines

• Malacañang Palace (Official Residence of the President)
• Mansion House (Presidential summer residence)
• Malacañan sa Sugbo (Office of the President in the Visayas)

[edit]  Qatar

• Emir's Palace (Emir)

[edit]  Saudi Arabia

• Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
• Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
• Mina Royal Palace
• Makkah Royal Palace

[edit]  Singapore

• Istana Singapore (President)
• Sri Temasek (Prime Minister, never used)

[edit]  Sri Lanka

• President's House
• Prime Minister's House

[edit]  Syria

• Presidential Palace, also called Tesheen Palace

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Presidential Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)

[edit] Former

• Presidential Palace in Nanjing (1927–1937, 1946–1949; kept as museum from 1998)

[edit]  Tajikistan

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Thailand

• Grand Palace (Monarch, official but not residential)
• Chitralada Palace (Monarch, Bangkok residence of the King and Queen)
• Klai Kangwon Villa (Monarch, seaside retrreat)
• Sukhothai Palace (Crown Prince)
• Srapathum Palace (Princess Royal)

• Baan Phitsanulok (Prime Minister)

[edit] Former

• Sanam Chan Palace (monarch, now a museum)
• Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (Monarch, summer retreat, now a museum)
• Dusit Palace (Monarch)
  • Vimanmek Palace (Monarch, now a museum)
• Front Palace (Vice-King, now the National Museum)
• Rear Palace (Krom Phra Rachawanglang now Siriraj Hospital)

[edit]  Turkmenistan

• Türkmenbaşy Palace (President)

[edit]  United Arab Emirates

• Amiti Palace (President)

[edit]  Uzbekistan

• Oqsaroy (President)

[edit]  Vietnam

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Yemen

• Presidential Palace

[edit] Europe

[edit]  Albania

• Pallati i Brigadave

[edit]  Armenia

• Presidential Palace, also "President House"
• #1 Government House (Prime Minister)

[edit]  Austria

• Hofburg Imperial Palace (President)
• Ballhausplatz Nr. 2 (Chancellor)

[edit]  Belarus

• Drazdy (President)^{[citation needed]}

[edit]  Belgium

• Royal Palace of Brussels (monarch)
• Château de Laeken (monarch)
• 16 Rue de la Loi (Prime Minister)

[edit]  Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Presidency Building
• Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)

[edit]  Bulgaria

• Euxinograd (President)

[edit]  Croatia

• Predsjednički dvori (President)
• Banski dvori (Government)

[edit]  Cyprus

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Czech Republic

• Prague Castle (President)
• The Lány Chateau (President, summer residence)
• Kramářova Vila (Prime Minister)

[edit]  Denmark

• Gråsten Palace (monarch, summer residence)
• Amalienborg Palace (monarch, winter residence)
• Fredensborg Palace (monarch, spring and autumn residence)
• Marselisborg Palace (monarch, summer retreat)
• The Hermitage Palace (monarch)
• Sorgenfri Palace (monarch, currently being occupied by Count Christian of Rosenborg and family)
• Chancellory House (crown prince and family)
• Schackenborg Castle (younger son of the monarch and his family)
• Chateau de Cayx (monarch, holiday retreat in France)
• Marienborg (Prime Minister, summer residence)

[edit]  Estonia

• Kadriorg Palace (President)
• Paslepa (President, residence)

[edit]  Finland

• Presidential Palace (President)
• Mäntyniemi, also Talludden (President)
• Kultaranta, also Gullranda (President, summer residence)
• Kesäranta, also Villa Bjälbo (Prime Minister)

[edit] Former

• Tamminiemi (President, formerly; kept as Urho Kekkonen Museum)

[edit]  France

• Palais de l'Élysée (President)
• Château de Rambouillet (President)
• Fort de Brégançon (President, summer residence)
• Domaine National de Marly (President)
• Domaine de Souzy-la-Biche (President)
• Hôtel Matignon (Prime Minister)
• Hôtel de Lassay (President of the French National Assembly)
• Hôtel de Marigny (visiting foreign dignitaries)

[edit] Territorial

• French Polynesia:
  Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
  Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)

[edit]  Georgia

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Germany

• Schloss Bellevue (President)
• Villa Hammerschmidt (President, second residence)
• Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor)
• Palais Schaumburg (Chancellor, second residence)

[edit]  Greece

• Presidential Mansion (President, formerly the Crown Prince)
• Maximos Mansion (Prime Minister)

[edit] Former

• Palace of Dekeleia (monarch, now planned to be kept as a museum and a national park
• Mon Repos (monarch, retreat on Corfu, now kept as a museum)
• Psychiko Mansion (used by Queen-Mother Fredericka, now a private residence)
• Polydendri Pavilion (monarch, retreat, now a national park)

[edit]  Guernsey

• Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

[edit]  Hungary

• Sándor Palace (President)

[edit] Former

• Buda Castle (King, formerly; retained as Historical Museum of Budapest and Hungarian National Gallery)

[edit]  Iceland

• Bessastaðir (President)

[edit]  Ireland

• Áras an Uachtaráin (President)
• Steward's Lodge, Farmleigh (for Taoiseach but not used)
• Farmleigh (visiting foreign dignitaries)
• Mansion House, Dublin (Lord Mayor of Dublin)

[edit]  Isle of Man

• Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

[edit]  Italy

• Quirinal Palace, Rome (President of the Republic, official residence)
• Castelporziano (President of the Republic, country residence)
• Villa Rosebery, Naples (President of the Republic, summer residence)
• Palazzo Chigi, Rome (the Italian Government)
• Villa Madama (Prime Minister)

[edit]  Jersey

• Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

[edit]  Latvia

• Rīgas pils (President)

[edit]  Liechtenstein

• Schloss Vaduz (Prince)

[edit]  Lithuania

• Presidential Palace

[edit] Former

• Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas (President, formerly; kept as museum)
• Royal Palace of Lithuania (formerly Grand Duke; demolished)

[edit]  Luxembourg

• Grand Ducal Palace (monarch)
• Berg Castle (monarch)
• Fischbach Castle (Hereditary Grand Duke and family)

[edit]  Macedonia

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Malta

• San Anton Palace (Official Residence of the President)
• Verdala Palace (Summer Residence of the President)

[edit]  Moldova

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Monaco

• Palais de Monaco (monarch)

[edit]  Montenegro

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Netherlands

• The Royal Palace (Official reception palace for foreign dignitaries and the Queen's workplace)
• Huis ten Bosch (ofiicial residence of the monarch)
• Noordeinde Palace (official winter residence of the monarch)
• Soestdijk Palace (monarch)
• Villa Eikenhorst (offcial residence of Crown prince & his family)
• Catshuis (offcial residence of The Prime Minister of the Netherlands)

[edit]  Norway

• Royal Palace (Oslo)
• Bygdøy Royal Estate (monarch, summer retreat)
• Oscarshall Castle
• Akershus Castle
• Gamlehaugen (monarch, Bergen)
• Ledaal (monarch, Stavanger)
• Stiftsgården (monarch, Trondheim)
• Skaugum Estate (crown prince)
• Inkognitogata 18 (Prime Minister), (visiting foreign dignitaries)

[edit]  Poland

• Presidential Palace (President)
• Summer Residence (President, summer retreat)

[edit]  Portugal

• Belém Palace (President)
• Palace of São Bento (Prime Minister)
• Palace of Necessidades (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

[edit]  Romania

• Cotroceni Palace (President)

[edit]  Russia

• Kremlin (President)
• Zavidovo (President)
• Novo-Ogaryovo (President)

[edit] Former

• Alexander Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
• Anichkov Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as Pioneers Palace)
• Catherine Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
• Nicholas Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as commercial offices)
• Oraniembaum (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
• Pavlovsk (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
• Peterhof (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
• Pella Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
• Summer Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
• Tauride Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as offices for Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
• Vladimir Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as Academics' House)
• Winter Palace (Tsar, winter retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
• Yelagin Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)

[edit]  Serbia

• Novi Dvor (New Palace) (President of Serbia)
• Beli Dvor (White Palace) (Crown Prince)

[edit] Former

• Old Palace (King, formerly; kept as City Assembly of Belgrade)

[edit]  Slovakia

• Grassalkovich Palace (President)

[edit]  Slovenia

• Presidential Palace

[edit]  Spain

• Palacio Real de Madrid (Official residence of Spanish Monarchs, but used only for state ceremonies. In Madrid's city center)
• Palacio de la Zarzuela (De facto residence of the Monarch. Also his office. A few kilometers outside of Madrid)
• Palacio de Marivent (Summer retreat of the Monarch. In Majorca, Balearic Islands)
• Reales Alcázares de Sevilla (official residence of the Monarch in Andalusia)
• Palacio de Albéniz (official residence of the Monarch in Catalonia. In Barcelona)
• Palacio de la Moncloa (President of the Government. Also his office)
• Palacio de Viana [1] (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
• Palacio de El Pardo (visiting foreign dignitaries, former dictator Francisco Franco's residence)

[edit] Autonomous communities

• Andalusia:
  Palacio de San Telmo (President of the Junta)
• Basque Country:
  Ajuria Enea (Lehendakari)
• Catalonia:
  Casa dels Canonges (President of the Generalitat)
• Galicia:
  Monte Pío (President of the Xunta)

[edit]  Sweden

• Stockholm Palace (monarch, used for ceremonial purposes)
• Drottningholm Palace (monarch, official residence)
• Ulriksdal Palace (monarch, summer residence)
• Gripsholm Castle (monarch, retreat on the shores of Lake Mälaren, Gripsholm)
• Haga Palace (offcial residence of The Crown Princess and The Duke of Västergötland and their children)
• Gustav III's Pavilion (official residence of The Duke and Duchess of Värmland and their children)
• Sager House (Prime Minister)
• Harpsund (Prime Minister, summer retreat)

[edit]  Turkey

• Çankaya Köşkü (President)
• Dolmabahçe Palace (occasionally used by the Prime Minister for hosting foreign guests in Istanbul)
• Huber Köşkü Istanbul Residence of the President (President)

[edit] Former

• Topkapı Palace (Emperor, formerly; kept as museum)
• Yıldız Palace (Emperor, formerly; kept as museum)

[edit]  Ukraine

• Mariyinsky Palace (President)
• House with Chimaeras (President)
• House of the Weeping Widow (President)
• Massandra Palace (President)
• Potocki Palace, Lviv (President)

[edit]  United Kingdom

• Buckingham Palace (Official London Residence of the Monarch, residence of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex)
• Windsor Castle (Official Residence of the Monarch)
• Holyrood Palace (Residence of the Monarch in Scotland)
• Hillsborough Castle (Residence of the Monarch in Northern Ireland)
• Clarence House (Official Residence of the Prince of Wales)
• Kensington Palace (Residence of the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent)
• St. James's Palace (Seat of the Royal Court and Senior Palace of the Sovereign, Residence of the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy)

• 10 Downing Street (Prime Minister, in his or her capacity as First Lord of the Treasury)
• 11 Downing Street (Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his or her capacity as Second Lord of the Treasury)
• 12 Downing Street (Government Chief Whip, currently houses the Office of the Prime Minister)
• Chequers Court (Country Residence of the Prime Minister)
• Carlton House Terrace (Cabinet Ministers and Senior Civil Servants, with Number 1 reserved exclusively for the Foreign Secretary)
• Admiralty House (Three Ministerial Flats for use by Ministers of the Crown)
• Chevening House (The official country residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom although it may be given by the discretion of the Prime Minister to a Cabinet Minister)
• Dorneywood (Country Residence for the use by a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, by tradition usually given to the Second Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
• Bute House (Scottish First Minister)
• Lambeth Palace (Archbishop of Canterbury)
• Bishopthorpe Palace (Archbishop of York)
• Palace of Westminster (Grand State apartments for the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords and the Speaker of the House of Commons)

[edit] Former

• Bridewell Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
• Carlton House, London (Prince, formerly; demolished)
• Cumberland House (Prince, formerly; demolished)
• Hampton Court Palace (King, formerly; kept as museum)
• Kew Palace (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
• Marlborough House (Queen, formerly; kept for headquarters for Commonwealth Secretariat)
• Palace of Placentia (King, formerly; demolished)
• Queen's House (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
• Richmond Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
• Tower of London (King, formerly; kept as barracks and vault)
• Palace of Westminster (King, formerly; kept as houses of parliament)
• Palace of Whitehall (King, formerly; demolished)

[edit] Territorial

• Anguilla:
  Government House (Governor)
• Bermuda:
  Government House (Governor)
• British Virgin Islands:
  Government House (Governor)
• Cayman Islands:
  Government House (Governor)
• Falkland Islands:
  Government House (Governor)
• Gibraltar:
  The Convent (Governor)
  6 Convent Place (Chief Minister)
• Montserrat:
  Government House (Governor)
• Pitcairn Islands:
  Government House (Governor)
• Saint Helena:
  Government House (Governor)
• Turks and Caicos Islands:
  Government House (Governor)

[edit]  Vatican City

• Apostolic Palace (Pope)
• Castel Gandolfo (Pope, retreat)

[edit] Former

• Lateran Palace (Pope, formerly; kept as Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities)
• Castel Sant'Angelo (Pope, formerly; kept as Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo)

[edit] Oceania

[edit]  Australia

[edit] Federal

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Admiralty House (Governor-General, Sydney residence)
• The Lodge (Prime Minister)
• Kirribilli House (Prime Minister, Sydney residence)

[edit] State

• Queensland:
  Government House (Governor)
• South Australia:
  Government House (Governor)
• Tasmania:
  Government House (Governor)
• Victoria:
  Government House (Governor)
• Western Australia:
  Government House (Governor)

[edit] State, former

• New South Wales:
  Government House (Governor residence (1845-1996) formerly; kept for official government functions)
  Old Government House (Governor country residence at Parramatta (1790-1855) formerly)
  Hillview, (Governor summer residence at Sutton Forest (1882-1958), formerly)
• Queensland:
  Adelaide House, (Governor residence (1859-1862) formerly; now The Deanery of St. John's Anglican Cathedral
  Old Government House (Governor residence (1862-1909) formerly; kept as headquarters of the National Trust of Australia)
• South Australia:
  Old Government House (Governor summer residence (1860-1880), formerly)^[8]
  Marble Hill (Governor summer residence (1880-1955), formerly; destroyed in the Black Sunday Bushfire of 1955)
• Victoria
  La Trobe's Cottage (Lieutenant Governor, residence (1840-1854) formerly; kept as museum)^[9]
  Toorak House (Governor residence (1854-1874), formerly; currently being used as a church)^[10]
  Bishopscourt (Governor residence (1874-1876), formerly.
  Stonnington Mansion (Governor residence (1901-1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)^[11]

[edit] Territorial

• Norfolk Island:
  Government House (Administrator)
• Northern Territory:
  Government House (Administrator)
• Christmas Island:
  Government House (Administrator)
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
  Government House (Administrator)

[edit]  Cook Islands

• Government House (Queen's Representative)

[edit]  Fiji

• Government House (President)

[edit]  Nauru

[edit] Former

• State House (President, formerly; kept as immigration detention center)

[edit]  New Zealand

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Government House (Governor-General, Auckland residence)
• Premier House (Prime Minister)

[edit] Former

• Old Government House, Auckland

[edit] Territorial

• Tokelau:
  Government House (Administrator)

[edit]  Papua New Guinea

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Samoa

• Government House (Chief)

[edit]  Solomon Islands

• Government House (Governor-General)

[edit]  Tonga

• Royal Palace (King)

[edit]  Tuvalu

• Government House (Governor General)

[edit]  Vanuatu

• State House (President)

[edit] See also

• Presidential palace

[edit] Footnotes

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