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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 be the same place where the office holder conducts their work functions or lives. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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List of official residences, by country

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires Casa Rosada Buenos Aires.JPG
Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires

Armenia

The Government House, Yerevan Plaza de la Republica, Erevan, Armenia, 2016-10-02, DD 120-122 HDR.jpg
The Government House, Yerevan

Australia

Federal

State

Government House, Melbourne GovernmentHouseMelbourne1 gobeirne.jpg
Government House, Melbourne

Territorial

Internal territory
External territories
State, former

Austria

Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz. Wien Hofburg Neue Burg Heldenplatz.jpg
Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2 Wien - Bundeskanzleramt1.JPG
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2

Former royal residences

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Government House, The Bahamas BahamianGovernmentHouse.JPG
Government House, The Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bangabhaban, Dhaka Bangabhaban.jpg
Bangabhaban, Dhaka

Barbados

Belarus

Independence Palace, residence of the president of Belarus Dvorets nezavisimosti v Minske.jpg
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 Palacio Quemado (Palacio de Gobierno) y Catedral Metropolitana de La Paz, Bolivia.jpg
Palacio Quemado

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency of BiH in Sarajevo 2023.01.29 1.jpg
Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Palacio da Alvorada, Brasilia Palacio Alvorada commons.jpg
Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília

Former

State

Palacio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia Webysther 20150907164050 - Palacio Rio Branco.jpg
Palácio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia

Brunei

Bulgaria

Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria Euxinograd-palace-benkovski.png
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

Cambodia

Khemarin Palace in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh Preah Moha Prasat Khemarin 02.jpg
Khemarin Palace in Phnom Penh

Cameroon

Canada

Federal

Rideau Hall in Ottawa Ottawa - Rideau Hall.JPG
Rideau Hall in Ottawa
View of 24 Sussex Drive from across the Ottawa River Official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada from the Ottawa River.jpg
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 Praia-Palacio Presidencial (1) (cropped).jpg
Presidential Palace of Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago Moneda 1.JPG
Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago

Former

China

Zhongnanhai, Beijing Zhongnanhai06.jpg
Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Former

Office and Residence
Residence

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong

Government House, Hong Kong GH facade.JPG
Government House, Hong Kong

Macau

Former Portuguese Macau

Former British Colony of Hong Kong

Colombia

Casa de Narino, Bogota Casa-narino-1-fachada.jpg
Casa de Nariño, Bogotá

Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Former

Congo, Republic of the

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Palace of the Revolution Comite Central PCC.jpg
Palace of the Revolution

Former

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Prague Castle, the residence of the president of the Czech Republic Night view of the Castle and Charles Bridge, Prague - 8034.jpg
Prague Castle, the residence of the president of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Amalienborg Palace, Denmark Copenhagen amalienborg seen from opera house.jpg
Amalienborg Palace, Denmark

Former

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic Dominikanische Republik Nationalpalast Santo Domingo.jpg
Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Palacio de Carondelet Carondelet - Quito.JPG
Palacio de Carondelet

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn Palacio presidencial Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-12, DD 04.JPG
Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn

Former

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

The Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president of Finland. Presidential Palace, Helsinki, 1820 (2) (36293837230).jpg
The Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president of Finland.

Former

France

Elysee Palace Secretary Pompeo Arrives to Meet with French Foreign Minister Le Drian in Paris (50610423656).jpg
Élysée Palace
Bregancon Fort Fort de Bregancon 07.06.2007.JPG
Brégançon Fort
Hotel Matignon Grande cour de l'Hotel Matignon Sep 2017.jpg
Hôtel Matignon

Former royal residences

Territorial

French Polynesia

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

Other

The following are official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions:

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Villa Hammerschmidt Villa Hammerschmidt Bonn Seite Adenauerallee 20080831.jpg
Villa Hammerschmidt
Schloss Bellevue Bellevue Palace Berlin 02-14.jpg
Schloss Bellevue

Current

Bundeskanzleramt Bundeskanzleramt from Reichstag.jpg
Bundeskanzleramt
Palais Schaumburg Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-001502, Bonn, Palais Schaumburg.jpg
Palais Schaumburg

Federal

States

Former royal residences

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

Sanssouci Palace P1190390 Potsdam sans souci rwk.jpg
Sanssouci Palace
Berlin Palace Berlin-BerlinerSchloss-2-Asio (cropped).JPG
Berlin Palace

Other

Mannheim Palace Castle Mannheim.jpg
Mannheim Palace

Ghana

Greece

Former

Grenada

Guatemala

National Palace, Guatemala City,
(built 1939-1943,
renovated 2010,
now used as a museum) Palacio De Gobierno De Guatemala (243091369).jpeg
National Palace, Guatemala City,
(built 1939-1943,
renovated 2010,
now used as a museum)

Former

Guyana

Guinea

Former

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

Guinea-Bissau

Presidential Palace, Bissau Palacio Presidencial em Bissau (2).jpg
Presidential Palace, Bissau

Haiti

Former

Honduras

Hungary

Buda Castle, Budapest Buda--Castles01.jpg
Buda Castle, Budapest

Former

Iceland

India

Union

The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi Rashtrapati Bhavan-2.jpg
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

State

Union territories

Indonesia

Istana Merdeka, Jakarta Merdeka Palace Changing Guard 2.jpg
Istana Merdeka, Jakarta

Iran

Former

Iraq

Ireland

Aras an Uachtarain, Dublin Aras an Uachtarain 2010.jpg
Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin

Former

Israel

Beit Aghion, Jerusalem. Julius Jacobs house.jpg
Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.

Italy

Palazzo del Quirinale Quirinale palazzo e obelisco con dioscuri Roma.jpg
Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo Chigi Palazzo Chigi - esterno.jpg
Palazzo Chigi

Former residences

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

The Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the emperor of Japan. Seimon Ishibashi.JPG
The Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the emperor of Japan.
Kantei, Tokyo Kantei PM Japan Residence.jpg
Kantei, Tokyo

Former

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Ak Orda Presidential Palace Ak Orda Presidential Palace.jpg
Ak Orda Presidential Palace

Kenya

Kuwait

Former

  • Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Former

Latvia

Lebanon

Beiteddine Palace Beiteddine Palace InnerCourtyard.jpg
Beiteddine Palace

Former

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Presidential Palace, Vilnius Wilno - Palac prezydencki.jpg
Presidential Palace, Vilnius

Presidential Palace

Former

Luxembourg

Grand Ducal Palace Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg 1.jpg
Grand Ducal Palace

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Federal

State

Former

Maldives

Former

Mali

Malta

San Anton Palace, Attard Malta Attard San Anton Palace BW 2011-10-09 10-06-16.jpg
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 Palacio Nacional, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2013-10-16, DD 119.JPG
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

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Former

Namibia

Nauru

Netherlands

Royal Palace, Amsterdam Palacio Real, Amsterdam, Paises Bajos, 2016-05-30, DD 07-09 HDR.jpg
Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Former residence

Binnenhof, The Hague Den Haag Binnenhof 02.jpg
Binnenhof, The Hague
Palace het Loo, Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Paleis Het Loo 1.jpg
Palace het Loo, Apeldoorn

Nepal

New Zealand

Government House, Wellington Government House front.jpg
Government House, Wellington

Former

Realm

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Federal

State

North Korea

Former

North Macedonia

Norway

Royal Palace, Oslo Slottet oslo 2.jpg
Royal Palace, Oslo

Oman

Al Alam Palace Al Alam Palace.jpg
Al Alam Palace

Pakistan

Federal

Provincial

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Palacio de los Lopez Palacio de los Lopez.jpg
Palacio de los López

Peru

Palacio de Gobierno, Lima PalacioEjecutivodelPeru.jpg
Palacio de Gobierno, Lima

Philippines

The Malacanang Palace as viewed from the Pasig River Malacanang Palace (local img).jpg
The Malacañang Palace as viewed from the Pasig River

Former

Poland

Presidential Palace, Warsaw Warszawa Palac Prezydencki 2011.jpg
Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Poland) in Warsaw Gmach Kancelarii Prezesa Rady Ministrow kwiecien 2017.jpg
Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Poland) in Warsaw

Former

Portugal

Belem National Palace, Lisbon. Palacio Belem Lisboa.JPG
Belém National Palace, Lisbon.
Queluz National Palace, Queluz. Queluz Palace fountains.JPG
Queluz National Palace, Queluz.

Former

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Grand Kremlin Palace Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow.jpg
Grand Kremlin Palace

Former

Republics

Kazan Kremlin Kazan Kremlin Presidential Palace 08-2016.jpg
Kazan Kremlin

Krais

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Former

  • Villa Vailima

São Tomé and Príncipe

Presidential Palace of Sao Tome e Principe Sao Tome - Palacio Presidencial.jpg
Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Novi Dvor Predsednistvo.jpg
Novi Dvor

Former

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Grassalkovich Palace Bratislava-grassalkovicov palac.jpg
Grassalkovich Palace

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

Tuynhuys, Stalplein, Cape Town..jpg
The Tuynhuys, official residence of the President in Cape Town.
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Palace of Justice in Pretoria

Provincial

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Groote Schuur, the former Presidential residence in Cape Town

Provincial, former

South Korea

Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul Seoul Gyeongbokgung Blue House Bukhansan cropped.jpg
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 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 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.
– 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.

South Sudan

Spain

Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king of Spain. Royal Palace of Madrid 02.jpg
Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king of Spain.

Autonomous communities

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

Swedish royal family

The Royal Palace in Stockholm Royal-Palace-Stockholm.jpg
The Royal Palace in Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace Drottningholm castle viewed from east 2005-08-14.jpg
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace (Prime Minister of Sweden) Sagerska palatset.jpg
Sager Palace (Prime Minister of Sweden)
Harpsund Harpsund2.JPG
Harpsund
Former royal residences

Prime Ministerial

Gubernatorial

Switzerland

Lohn Estate Kehrsatz Landsitz Lohn DSC05534.jpg
Lohn Estate

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Syria

Former

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

Taiwan

Presidential Building, Taipei Presidential-Palace-(Taipei).png
Presidential Building, Taipei
Workplace
Residence
Guest House

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Grand Palace, Bangkok Grand Palace in Bangkok - Chakri Mahaprasad Hall.jpg
Grand Palace, Bangkok

Former

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Whitehall, Port of Spain WhiteHall2009.JPG
Whitehall, Port of Spain

Tunisia

Turkey

State

The Presidential Complex, The Official Residence of the President of Turkey. Presidential Palace Main.jpg
The Presidential Complex, The Official Residence of the President of Turkey.

Former

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv Mariyins'kii palats v Kiievi (cropped).jpg
Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv

Uruguay

Parque Anchorena, Uruguay Estanciaanchorena.jpg
Parque Anchorena, Uruguay

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace, London Buckingham Palace, London, England, 24Jan04.jpg
Buckingham Palace, London

Former

Scotland
City of London

Religious

Territorial

United States

White House, Washington WhiteHouseSouthFacade.JPG
White House, Washington

State

Alabama Governor's Mansion Alabama Governor's Mansion by Highsmith 01B.jpg
Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion Gov Mans 1.JPG
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion CO governors mansion.jpg
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Hawai`i: `Iolani Palace Iolani Palace (1328).JPG
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
Kansas: Cedar Crest CedarCrest.jpg
Kansas: Cedar Crest
Kentucky Governor's Mansion KY Governors Mansion.png
Kentucky Governor's Mansion
Maryland: Government House MD Governor Mansion 09.JPG
Maryland: Government House
Minnesota Governor's Residence Minnesota Governor's Residence.jpg
Minnesota Governor's Residence
New Jersey: Drumthwacket Drumthwacket1.jpg
New Jersey: Drumthwacket
Ohio Governor's Mansion Mansion thru Roses.jpg
Ohio Governor's Mansion
Texas Governor's Mansion Texas governors mansion.jpg
Texas Governor's Mansion
Utah Governor's Mansion Kearns Mansion Salt Lake City.jpeg
Utah Governor's Mansion

Territorial

La Fortaleza in Old San Juan is the oldest executive residence in continuous use in the New World, the Americas LaFortaleza SanJuan PuertoRico.jpg
La Fortaleza in Old San Juan is the oldest executive residence in continuous use in the New World, the Americas

Local

Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail.jpg
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

Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey Walter Lowrie House (Princeton, New Jersey).jpg
Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey

The following are official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions:

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Apostolic Palace, Vatican Watykan Plac sw Piora kolumnada Berniniego.JPG
Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Former

Venezuela

Miraflores Palace Miraflores 2010.JPG
Miraflores Palace

Vietnam

Presidential Palace, Hanoi Vietnamese Presidential Palace, Hanoi, 2006-Nov-17.jpg
Presidential Palace, Hanoi

Former

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

International organizations

Caribbean Community

Former

Commonwealth of Nations

International Olympic Committee

United Nations

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