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An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or other senior figures), and may not always be the same place where the office holder conducts their official functions or lives.
List of official residences, by country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
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Casa Rosada,
Buenos Aires
Armenia
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The
Government House,
Yerevan
Australia
Federal
State
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Government House, Melbourne
Territorial
Internal territory
External territories
State, former
- New South Wales
Old Government House (Governor country residence at Parramatta (1790–1855) formerly)
Hillview, (Governor summer residence at Sutton Forest (1882–1958), formerly)
Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill, (Governor residence 1901–1917, 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)
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)
Toorak House (Governor residence (1854–1874), formerly; currently being used as a church)
Bishopscourt (Governor residence (1874–1876), formerly)
Stonnington Mansion (Governor residence (1901–1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)
- Tasmania
Old Government House (Governor's residence (1807–1857, demolished 1858)
Austria
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Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from
Heldenplatz.
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2
Former royal residences
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Government House, The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
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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
Bhutan
Bolivia
Palacio Quemado
- Casa Grande del Pueblo (President)
- 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
Botswana
Brazil
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Palácio da Alvorada,
Brasília
Former
State
Palácio Rio Branco,
Salvador, Bahia
Brunei
Bulgaria
Euxinograd palace,
Bulgaria
Current
- The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
- Boyana Residence (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
- Home No. 1 (National History Museum)
- Home No. 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
Burundi
- Kiriri Presidential Palace
Cambodia
Khemarin Palace in
Phnom Penh
Cameroon
Canada
Federal
Rideau Hall in
Ottawa
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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 governor's offices. Alberta also has a Government House, but it is used solely for official entertaining and meetings.
Cape Verde
Presidential Palace of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
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Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
Former
China
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Zhongnanhai,
Beijing
Former
Office and Residence
Residence
Special administrative regions
Hong Kong
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Government House, Hong Kong
Macau
Former Portuguese Macau
Former British Colony of Hong Kong
Colombia
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Casa de Nariño, Bogotá
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Former
Congo, Republic of the
- Brazzaville Presidential Palace
Costa Rica
- Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)
Croatia
Cuba
Palace of the Revolution
Former
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Prague Castle, the residence of the President of the Czech Republic
Denmark
Amalienborg Palace, Denmark
Former
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Palacio de Carondelet
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Presidential Palace in
Kadriorg,
Tallinn.
Former
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
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The
Presidential Palace, the official residence of the
president of Finland.
Former
France
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Élysée Palace
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Brégançon Fort
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Hôtel Matignon
Former royal residences
Territorial
French Polynesia
- Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
- Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
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Villa Hammerschmidt
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Schloss Bellevue
Current
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Bundeskanzleramt
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Palais Schaumburg
Federal
States
- Villa Reitzenstein, Stuttgart, State of Baden-Württemberg
- Bayerische Staatskanzlei, Munich, Free State of Bavaria
- Rotes Rathaus, Berlin, City State of Berlin
- Staatskanzlei Brandenburg, Potsdam, State of Brandenburg
- Haus der Bürgerschaft, Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
- Hamburg Rathaus, Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- Grand Hotel Rose, Wiesbaden, State of Hesse
- Staatskanzlei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin, State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, Hanover, State of Lower Saxony
- Landeshaus Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Neues Zeughaus, Mainz, State of Rhineland-Palatinate
- Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, State of Saarland
- Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Dresden, Free State of Saxony
- Palais am Fürstenwall, Magdeburg, State of Saxony-Anhalt
- Staatskanzlei Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
- Kurmainzische Statthalterei, Erfurt, Free State of Thuringia
Former royal residences
Brandenburg/Prussia/Imperial/East Germany/Former West Germany
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Sanssouci Palace
- Stadtschloss, Potsdam (now Landtag of Brandenburg seat)
- Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam
- Cecilienhof, Potsdam
- New Palace, Potsdam
- Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Berlin Palace, Berlin
- Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
- Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin
- Reich Chancellery (office of the Chancellor of Germany)
- Friedrichsruh Manor, (Otto von Bismarck's residence in Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg)
- Varzin Manor, (Otto von Bismarck's residence in Farther Pomerania)
- Führerbunker, (Adolf Hitler's Berlin residence)
- Berghof, (Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden residence)
- Kehlsteinhaus (Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden residence)
- Wolf's Lair (Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II)
- Führer Headquarters
- Schoenhausen Palace, Berlin East German President (1949–1960)
- Majakowskiring, Berlin East German Leadership compound (to 1960),
- Waldsiedlung, East German Leadership compound (1960–1990), North of Berlin near Wandlitz, Brandenburg
- Bundeskanzleramt, Bonn, (Office of Chancellor of Germany, 1976–1999), today used for seat of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Kanzlerbungalow, Bonn, Private residence of the Chancellor of Germany and his family 1964–1999
Other
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Mannheim Palace
Ghana
Greece
Former
Grenada
Guatemala
National Palace
Former
Guyana
Guinea
Former
- Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
Guinea-Bissau
Presidential Palace, Bissau
Haiti
Former
Honduras
Hungary
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Buda Castle, Budapest
Former
Iceland
India
Union
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi
State
- Andhra Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan, Vijayawada (Governor)
- Arunachal Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan, Itanagar (Governor)
- Assam:
Raj Bhavan, Guwahati (Governor)
- Bihar:
Raj Bhavan, Patna (Governor)
1, Aney Marg (Chief Minister)
- Chhattisgarh:
Raj Bhavan, Raipur (Governor)
- Goa:
Raj Bhavan, Panaji (Governor)
- Gujarat:
Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar (Governor)
- Haryana:
Raj Bhavan, Haryana (Governor)
- Himachal Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan, Shimla (Governor)
Oakover (Chief Minister)
- Jharkhand:
Raj Bhavan, Ranchi (Governor)
- Karnataka:
Raj Bhavan, Bangalore (Governor)
Anugraha (Chief Minister)
- Kerala:
Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram (Governor)
Cliff House (Chief Minister)
- Madhya Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan, Bhopal (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Pachmarhi (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)
Varsha Bungalow (Chief Minister)
- Manipur:
Raj Bhavan, Imphal (Governor)
- Meghalaya:
Raj Bhavan, Shillong (Governor)
- Mizoram:
Raj Bhavan, Aizawl (Governor)
- Nagaland:
Raj Bhavan, Kohima (Governor)
- Odisha:
Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Puri (Governor, summer residence)
- Punjab:
Raj Bhavan, Punjab (Governor)
- Rajasthan:
Raj Bhavan, Jaipur (Governor)
- Sikkim:
Raj Bhavan, Gangtok (Governor)
- Tamil Nadu:
Raj Bhavan, Chennai (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Ooty (Governor, summer residence)
- Telangana:
Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad (Governor)
Pragathi Bhavan (Chief Minister)
- Tripura:
Raj Bhavan, Agartala (Governor)
- Uttar Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan, Lucknow (Governor)
5, Kalidas Marg (Chief Minister)
- Uttarakhand:
Raj Bhavan, Dehradun (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Nainital (Governor, summer residence)
- West Bengal:
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling (Governor, summer residence)
Union territories
Indonesia
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Istana Merdeka,
Jakarta
- Istana Negara, Jakarta (President)
- Istana Merdeka, Jakarta (President)
- Istana Tampaksiring, Bali (President)
- Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta (President)
- Istana Bogor, Bogor, West Java (President, retreat)
- Istana Cipanas, Cipanas, West Java (President, retreat)
- Vice Presidential Palace, Jakarta (Vice President)
Iran
Former
Iraq
Ireland
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Áras an Uachtaráin,
Dublin
Former
Israel
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Beit Aghion,
Jerusalem.
Italy
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Palazzo del Quirinale
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Palazzo Chigi
Former residences
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
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The
Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the
emperor of Japan.
Kantei, Tokyo
Former
- Kyoto Imperial Palace, also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
- Osaka Castle, also known as one of Japan's most famous landmarks (residence of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi, now kept as Osaka Castle Park)
- Edo Castle, (Tokugawa shogunate, 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, also known as Prince Asaka Residence (Prime Minister, 1947 and 48–50, now open to the public as a museum)
Jordan
- Raghadan Palace (King)
- Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
- Basman Palace (King)
- Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)
Kazakhstan
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Ak Orda Presidential Palace
Kenya
Kuwait
Former
- Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Former
Latvia
Lebanon
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Beiteddine Palace
Former
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
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Presidential Palace, Vilnius
Presidential Palace
Former
Luxembourg
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Grand Ducal Palace
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Federal
State
Former
Maldives
Former
Mali
Malta
San Anton Palace,
Attard
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
Mauritius
Mexico
National Palace in Mexico City
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
Transnistria
- Presidential Palace, Tiraspol
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
- Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Former
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
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Royal Palace, Amsterdam
Former residence
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Binnenhof, The Hague
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Palace het Loo, Apeldoorn
Nepal
New Zealand
Government House,
Wellington
Former
Realm
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Federal
State
North Korea
Former
North Macedonia
Norway
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Royal Palace, Oslo
Oman
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Al Alam Palace
Pakistan
Federal
Provincial
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Palacio de los López
Peru
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Palacio de Gobierno,
Lima
Philippines
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The
Malacañang Palace as viewed from the
Pasig River
Former
- Independence House, Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit, Cavite (de facto official residence of First Philippine Republic and Republic of Biak-na-Bato)
- Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila (residence of Governor-General of the Philippines)
- Malolos Cathedral, Malolos, Bulacan (official residence of First Philippine Republic)
- Malacañang ti Amianan, Paoay, Ilocos Norte (former residence of the late Ferdinand Marcos; now a memorial museum)
- Leyte Provincial Capitol, seat of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Poland
Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Poland) in Warsaw
Former
Portugal
Belém National Palace,
Lisbon.
Queluz National Palace,
Queluz.
Former
Qatar
Romania
Russia
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Grand Kremlin Palace
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 Palace (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)
- Kuntsevo Dacha (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin)
- Stalin's Dacha in Sochi (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin)
Republics
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Kazan Kremlin
- Adygea:
Building of the Administration of the Republic Of Adygea, Maykop (Head)
- Bashkortostan:
Republic House (Head)
- Buryatia:
54 Ulitsa Lenina, Ulan-Ude (Head)
- Chechnya:
Residence of the Head of the Chechen Republic, Grozny (Head)
- Chuvashia:
Government House, Cheboksary (Head)
- Dagestan:
White House, Makhachkala (Head)
- Ingushetia:
14 Prospekt I. Zyazikova, Magas (Head)
- Karachay-Cherkessia:
Government House, Cherkessk (Head)
- Republic of Karelia:
19 Prospekt Lenina, Petrozavodsk (Head)
- Khakassia:
Residence of the Head of the Republic of Khakassia, Abakan (Head)
- Komi Republic:
9 Ulitsa Kommunisticheskaya, Syktyvkar (Head)
- Mordovia:
Dom Respubliki, Saransk (Head)
- Sakha:
11 Ulitsa Kirova, Yakutsk (Head)
- Tatarstan:
Kazan Kremlin (President)
- Udmurtia:
Palace of the Head of the Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk (Head)
Krais
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Former
São Tomé and Príncipe
Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
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Novi dvor (New Court)
Former
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
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Grassalkovich Palace
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Provincial
Provincial, former
South Korea
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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.
– 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.
– 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
Spain
Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the
king of Spain.
Autonomous communities
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Swedish royal family
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Royal-Palace-Stockholm.jpg/220px-Royal-Palace-Stockholm.jpg)
The Royal Palace in
Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace (
Prime Minister of Sweden)
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Harpsund
Former royal residences
Prime Ministerial
Gubernatorial
Switzerland
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Lohn Estate
Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:
Syria
Former
- Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
- Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)
Taiwan
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Presidential Building,
Taipei
Workplace
Residence
Guest House
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
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Grand Palace, Bangkok
Former
- Royal Palace of Sukhothai (Monarch of Sukhothai, now part of Sukhothai Historical Park)
- Chan Palace (Monarch from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya and Viceroy of Ayutthaya, now a historic site)
- Royal Palace of Ayutthaya (Monarch of Ayutthaya, now part of Ayutthaya Historical Park)
- Chandrakasem Palace (Viceroy of Ayutthaya, now the National Museum)
- Suan Luang Palace (Deputy Viceroy of Ayutthaya, now part of Ayutthaya Historical Park)
- King Narai's Palace (Residence of King Narai, now the National Museum)
- Thonburi Palace (Monarch of Thonburi, now the Royal Thai Navy Headquarters)
- Front Palace (Viceroy, now the National Museum)
- Rear Palace (Deputy Viceroy, now Siriraj Hospital)
- Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace (Monarch, summer retreat, now the Historical Park)
- Saranrom Palace (Accommodation of state foreign guests)
- Phra Chuthathut Palace (Summer retreat of King Chulalongkorn, now area of Chulalongkorn University)
- Sanam Chan Palace (Residence of King Vajiravudh, now a museum)
- Phaya Thai Palace (Residence of King Vajiravudh, now a museum)
- Mrigadayavan Palace (Summer retreat of King Vajiravudh)
- Istana Kota Nilam (Monarch of Patani)
- Wiang Keaw Palace (Monarch from Lan Na to Chiang Mai)
- Royal Palace of Phrae (Monarch of Phrae)
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
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Whitehall,
Port of Spain
Tunisia
Turkey
State
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Presidential_Palace_Main.jpg/220px-Presidential_Palace_Main.jpg)
The
Presidential Complex, The Official Residence of the
President of Turkey.
Former
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
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Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv
Uruguay
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Parque Anchorena,
Uruguay
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
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Buckingham Palace, London
- Buckingham Palace (official working palace of the King)
- Windsor Castle (official country residence of the King)
- Palace of Holyroodhouse (official residence of the King in Scotland)
- Hillsborough Castle (official residence of the King in Northern Ireland when in the province, otherwise, the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)
- Clarence House (official London residence of the King and Queen while renovations to Buckingham Palace are ongoing; previously official residence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother)
- Kensington Palace (London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their family)
- St James's Palace (seat of the Royal Court and senior Palace of the Sovereign, London residence of the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi)
- 10 Downing Street (official residence of the Prime Minister, in their capacity as First Lord of the Treasury)
- 11 Downing Street (official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in their capacity as Second Lord of the Treasury)
- 12 Downing Street (official residence of the Government Chief Whip but currently houses the Offices of the Prime Minister)
- Chequers (Country residence of the Prime Minister)
- Carlton Gardens, St. James's (No. 1 is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary and No. 2 houses the Privy Council Office)
- Admiralty House (three ministerial flats for use by Ministers of the Crown)
- Chevening House (country residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by custom given to the Foreign Secretary)
- Dorneywood (country residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by custom given to the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
- Palace of Westminster (grand state apartments for the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Speaker of the House of Commons, and the Lord Chancellor)
Former
- Bridewell Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
- Carlton House, London (Prince, formerly; demolished)
- Cumberland House (Prince, formerly; demolished)
- Edinburgh Castle (King, formerly; kept as museum, barracks, vault, and venue for state receptions)
- Eltham Palace (King, formerly; Great Hall kept as museum)
- Falkland Palace (King, formerly; kept as museum)
- Hampton Court Palace (King, formerly; kept as museum)
- Kew Palace (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
- Linlithgow Palace (King, formerly; damaged in fire (1746), kept as museum)
- Marlborough House (Queen, formerly; kept for headquarters for Commonwealth Secretariat)
- Castle of Mey (Residence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, now a museum)
- Nonsuch Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
- Osborne House (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
- 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 museum, barracks and vault)
- Palace of Westminster (King, formerly; kept as annex to the Houses of Parliament)
- Palace of Whitehall (King; destroyed in fire)
- Cathays Park (The Welsh Secretary had an official flat here prior to devolution)
- Cabin Hill (former residence of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, later converted into a school)
- Stormont Castle (former residence of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland)
- Stormont House (former residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland)
Scotland
City of London
Religious
Territorial
United States
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White House, Washington
State
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Alabama Governor's Mansion
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California Governor's Mansion
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Colorado Governor's Mansion
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Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
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Kansas: Cedar Crest
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/KY_Governors_Mansion.png/220px-KY_Governors_Mansion.png)
Kentucky Governor's Mansion
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/MD_Governor_Mansion_09.JPG/220px-MD_Governor_Mansion_09.JPG)
Maryland: Government House
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Minnesota Governor's Residence
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New Jersey: Drumthwacket
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Ohio Governor's Mansion
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Texas_governors_mansion.jpg/220px-Texas_governors_mansion.jpg)
Texas Governor's Mansion
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Kearns_Mansion_Salt_Lake_City.jpeg/220px-Kearns_Mansion_Salt_Lake_City.jpeg)
Utah Governor's Mansion
Territorial
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/LaFortaleza_SanJuan_PuertoRico.jpg/220px-LaFortaleza_SanJuan_PuertoRico.jpg)
La Fortaleza in
Old San Juan is the oldest executive residence in continuous use in the
New World, the
Americas
La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)
Playa El Convento (Governor's Beach Retreat)
Government House (Governor)
Local
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Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail
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
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Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey
The following are official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions:
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
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Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Former
- Lateran Palace (Pope, formerly; currently houses in part the Vicariate of Rome and the Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities)
- Palace of the Popes in Viterbo (Pope, formerly; part of the Museo del Colle del Duomo)
- Papal Palace, Orvieto (Pope, formerly; houses the Museo Opera del Duomo)
- Papal Palace, Perugia (Pope, formerly; destroyed by fire in 1534)
- Palace of the Popes in Anagni (Pope, formerly; part of the Museo bonifaciano e del Lazio meridionale
- Palais des Papes, Avignon (Pope, formerly; houses a convention centre and the archives of the département of Vaucluse).
- Castel Sant'Angelo (Pope, formerly; kept as Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo)
- Palace of Castel Gandolfo (Pope, formerly; currently a museum)
Venezuela
Miraflores Palace
Vietnam
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Vietnamese_Presidential_Palace%2C_Hanoi%2C_2006-Nov-17.jpg/220px-Vietnamese_Presidential_Palace%2C_Hanoi%2C_2006-Nov-17.jpg)
Presidential Palace, Hanoi
Former
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
International organizations
Caribbean Community
Former
Commonwealth of Nations
United Nations
See also
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