Official residence

An official residence is the residence of a head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure. It may be the same place where they conduct their work-related functions.

List of official residences, by country

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

  • El Mouradia Presidential Palace

Angola

  • Presidential Palace

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Argentina

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires

Armenia

The Government House, Yerevan
  • President's Residence
  • Prime Minister's Residence
  • Government House
  • Prime Minister's Vacation House, in Sevan (President, retreat)[1]

Federal

State

Government House, Melbourne
Internal territory
External territories
State, former

Austria

Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2

Former royal residences

Azerbaijan

  • Residence of Zagulba
  • Presidential Mountain Palace – Rest residence in Gabala

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bangabhaban, Dhaka

Barbados

Belarus

Independence Palace, residence of the president of Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Former

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

Benin

  • Presidential Palace

Bhutan

Bolivia

  • Palacio Quemado (President's office)
  • Palace of Calacoto (Official residence of the President)
  • Castillo blanco (Winter residence of the President)
  • Principado de la Glorieta (Summer residence of the President)
  • Villa Albina (Summer residence of the President)
  • Mercado street (Office prime minister)
  • Casa Verde (Official residence of the prime minister)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Presidency Building
  • Konak Residence (state guest house)

Botswana

Brazil

Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília

Former

State

Palácio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia

Brunei

Bulgaria

Current

  • The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
  • Boyana Residence (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
    • Home № 1 (National History Museum)
    • Home № 2 (Residences of the members of the Cabinet)
    • Villa Kalina (The home of the President)
  • Euxinograd (former royal residence outside Varna; currently used by the President and Prime Minister)

Former royal residences

  • The Royal Palace (former royal residence in Sofia; currently the National Art Gallery)
  • Vrana Palace (former royal residence outside Sofia; currently used by Tsar Simeon II)
  • Tsarska Bistritsa (former royal residence outside Samokov; currently used by Tsar Simeon II)

Burundi

  • Kiriri Presidential Palace

Cambodia

Royal Palace of Cambodia

Cameroon

  • Unity Palace[8]

Canada

Federal

View of 24 Sussex Drive from across the Ottawa River

Provincial

The provinces of 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. There is a Government House in Regina, Saskatchewan, though it does not serve as a residence, containing only the lieutenant govenror's offices. Alberta also has a Government House, but it is used solely for official entertaining and meetings.

Cape Verde

  • Palácio Presidencial

Central African Republic

  • Renaissance Palace

Chad

  • Presidential Palace

Chile

Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
  • None. The President uses own private residence.
  • Presidential Palace of Cerro Castillo, Viña del Mar (President, retreat)

Former

China

Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Former

Office and Residence
Residence

Hong Kong

Government House, Hong Kong

Macau

Former Portuguese Macau

  • Macau Government Headquarters was both the official residence and office for the Governor of Macau until 1999.

Former British Colony of Hong Kong

  • Flagstaff House (commander of British forces in Hong Kong, formerly until 1978)
  • 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)
  • Mountain Lodge (summer residence 1867–1897)
  • Beaconsfield House

Colombia

Casa de Nariño, Bogota

Comoros

  • Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  • Palais de la Nation

Former

Congo, Republic of the

  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Costa Rica

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Former

Cyprus

  • Presidential Palace

Czech Republic

Prague Castle is the residence of the President of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Former

Djibouti

  • Presidential Palace

Dominica

  • Government House (President)

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

  • Malabo Government Building

Eritrea

Estonia

Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn.

Former

  • Oru Palace (President, 1935–1940, summer residence)
  • Paslepa Residence (President, 199?–2008, summer residence)

Eswatini

  • Lozitha Palace (King)

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

The Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president of Finland.
  • Presidential Palace (president, state official use)
  • Mäntyniemi, also Talludden (private residence President)
  • Kultaranta, also Gullranda (summer residence the President)
  • Kesäranta, also Villa Bjälbo (Prime Minister)

Former

France

Élysée Palace
Brégançon Fort
Hôtel Matignon

Former royal residences

Territorial

French Polynesia

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

Gabon

  • Presidential Palace

Gambia

  • State House (President)

Georgia

  • Avlabari Presidential Palace (2009-2018)
  • Orbeliani Palace (since 2018)

Germany

Villa Hammerschmidt
Schloss Bellevue

Current

Bundeskanzleramt
Palais Schaumburg

Federal

States

Former royal residences

Brandenburg/Prussia/Imperial/East Germany/Former West Germany

Sanssouci Palace

Other

Mannheim Palace

Ghana

Greece

Former

Grenada

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Guatemala

  • Casa Presidencial

Former

Guyana

Guinea

  • Presidential Palace
  • Villa Syli (official guest house)

Former

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

Guinea-Bissau

  • Presidential Palace

Former

Honduras

Hungary

Buda Castle, Budapest

Former

Iceland

Union

The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

State

Union territories

Indonesia

Istana Merdeka, Jakarta

Provincial

Iran

Former

Iraq

  • Radwaniyah Palace: (President)
  • Republican Palace: (Prime Minister)
  • Al Zaqura Building: (Prime Minister)

Ireland

Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin

Former

Israel

Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.

Italy

Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo Chigi

Former residences

Jamaica

Japan

The Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the emperor of Japan.
Kantei, Tokyo

Former

Jordan

  • Raghadan Palace (King)
  • Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
  • Basman Palace (King)
  • Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)

Kazakhstan

Ak Orda Presidential Palace

Kenya

Kosovo

Government of the Republic of Kosovo building in Pristina

Kuwait

Former

  • Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

Kyrgyzstan

  • White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace
  • Ala Archa State Residence (President, Prime Minister, Former Presidents)

Laos

Former

Latvia

Lebanon

Beiteddine Palace

Former

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Presidential Palace, Vilnius

Presidential Palace

Former

Luxembourg

Grand Ducal Palace

Madagascar

  • Iavoloha
  • Ambohitsorohitra

Malawi

  • Sanjika Palace (President)
  • New State House (President)

Federal

State

Former

Maldives

Former

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

Mali

  • Presidential Palace

Malta

  • San Anton Palace (Official Residence of the President)
  • Verdala Palace (Summer Residence of the President)
  • Villa Francia (Official Residence of the Prime Minister)
  • Girgenti Palace (Summer Residence of the Prime Minister)

Former

  • Fort St. Angelo (former residence of the Grand Master, now restored)
  • Grandmaster's Palace (former residence of the Grand Master and the Governor, now housing the Office of the President and a museum)
  • Palazzo Vilhena (former residence of the Grand Master, now a museum)
  • Aħrax Tower (former summer residence of the Governor, now abandoned)
  • Casa Leoni (former residence of the Governor, now housing a government ministry)

Mauritania

  • Presidential Palace

Mauritius

Mexico

Former

*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.

  • Casa Borda, Cuernavaca (Emperor's summer residence, formerly; kept as a cultural centre)

States

Querétaro

  • Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

Moldova

  • Presidential Palace

Transnistria

  • Presidential Palace, Tiraspol

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Former

  • Government House (Governor)
  • Belmond Governor's Residence (Governor)
  • Zayar Thiri Baikman in Yangon (Tatmadaw Headquarters)

Namibia

Nauru

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

Netherlands

Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Nepal

  • Sheetal Niwas (President)
  • Baluwatar (Prime Minister)

New Zealand

Former

  • Old Government House, Auckland

Realm

Nicaragua

Niger

  • Presidential Palace

Federal

State

North Korea

Former

North Macedonia

  • Villa Vodno (Official Presidential workplace)

Norway

Royal Palace, Oslo

Oman

Federal

Provincial

Palestine

Panama

  • Palacio de las Garzas (President)

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Palacio de Gobierno, Lima

Philippines

The Malacañang Palace as viewed from the Pasig River

Former

Poland

Presidential Palace, Warsaw

Former

Portugal

Former

Qatar

  • Emir's Palace (Emir)
  • Al Wajba Palace (Emir)

Romania

Russia

Grand Kremlin Palace

Former

Republics

Kazan Kremlin

Krais

Rwanda

  • Urugwiro

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Former

  • Villa Vailima

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

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

Senegal

Serbia

Novi dvor (New Court)

Former

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

  • State House (President)

Singapore

Slovakia

Grassalkovich Palace

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

  • Villa Somalia (President)

South Africa

Provincial

  • Leeuwenhof (Premier of the Western Cape)

Provincial, former

South Korea

Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul
– Cheong Wa Dae was the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea before Yoon Suk-yeol.
– It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon dynasty.
  • Cheong Nam Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae in the South") (President; no longer used)
– Cheong Nam Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. It was returned to public in 2003.
– It is located in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.
  • Cheong Hae Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae on the Seashore") (President; no longer used)
– Cheong Hae Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. Although the president no longer uses this facility this compound is still under the administration of the Republic of Korea Navy, and thus is not open to public access.
– It is located on one of the islands of Geoje-shi, South Gyeongsang Province.
  • Gukhoeuijang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Speaker of National Assembly") (Speaker of National Assembly)
– This is the official residence for the Speaker of the National Assembly of Republic of Korea. The Speaker, also, does not work here.
– It is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where many foreign missions to Korea are located.
– This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
– It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
  • Heonbeopjaepansojang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the President of the Constitutional Court") (President of the Constitutional Court of Korea)
– This is the official residence for the President of the Constitutional Court of Korea. The President of the Court, also, does not work here.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • Chongri Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Prime Minister") (Prime Minister)
– This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.

South Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Spain

Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king of Spain.

Autonomous communities

Sri Lanka

Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Suriname

Royal

The Royal Palace in Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace
Harpsund
Former royal residences

Prime Ministerial

Gubernatorial

Switzerland

Lohn Estate

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Syria

  • New Shaab Palace, on Mount Mazzeh, Damascus
  • Tishreen Palace, Ar Rabwah, Damascus
  • President's summer house, built for security and rapid exits on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea

Former

  • Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
  • Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)

Taiwan

Presidential Building, Taipei
Workplace
Residence
  • Yonghe Residence
  • Shilin Official Residence (Former residence of Chiang Kai-shek)
  • Guesthouses of Chiang Kai-shek
  • Seven Seas Residence(Former residence of Chiang Ching-kuo)
Guest House

Tajikistan

  • Kohi Millat

Tanzania

Thailand

Grand Palace, Bangkok

Former

Togo

  • The Palace of the Governors

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

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

Tunisia

State

The Presidential Complex, The Official Residence of the President of Turkey.

Former

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv

Uruguay

Parque Anchorena, Uruguay
  • Palacio Estévez (former Presidential office, now protocolar building)
  • Torre Ejecutiva (Presidential office)
  • Suarez Residence (Presidential residence)
  • Parque Anchorena (Presidential summer residence)
  • Residencia de Punta del Este (Presidential summer residence)

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace, London

Former

Local

Religious

Territorial

  • Anguilla: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • Bermuda: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • British Virgin Islands: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • Cayman Islands: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • Falkland Islands: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • Gibraltar: The Convent (official residence of the governor) 6 Convent Place (official residence of the chief minister)
  • Guernsey: Government House (official residence of the lieutenant governor)
  • Jersey: Government House (official residence of the lieutenant governor)
  • Isle of Man: Government House (official residence of the lieutenant governor)
  • Montserrat: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • Pitcairn Islands: Government House (official residence of the governor)
  • Saint Helena: Plantation House (official residence of the governor) The Castle (former official residence of the governor, now used as the governor's office)
  • Turks and Caicos Islands: Government House (official residence of the governor)

United States

White House, Washington

State

Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
Kansas: Cedar Crest
Kentucky Governor's Mansion
Maryland: Government House
Minnesota Governor's Residence
New Jersey: Drumthwacket
Ohio Governor's Mansion
Texas Governor's Mansion
Utah Governor's Mansion

Territorial

Puerto Rico

  • La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)
  • Playa El Convento (Governor's Beach Retreat)

Guam

Local

Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

Note that some mayors in cities with an official mayor's residence choose instead to reside at their private residence, using the official residence for official functions only. This has occurred in the 21st century in Detroit and New York City, although as of 2016 the mayors of both cities live in the official residences. In the case of Denver, no mayor has ever lived in the official residence; the city instead makes it available to certain non-profit groups for special functions.

Other

Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey

This section is reserved for official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions.

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Former

Venezuela

Vietnam

Presidential Palace, Hanoi

Former

Yemen

  • Presidential Palace

Zambia

Zimbabwe

International organizations

United Nations

See also

Footnotes

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