Official residence

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Royal Palace of Madrid, The Official Residence of the King of Spain.
Buckingham Palace, The Official Residence of the Queen of the United Kingdom.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, The Official Residence of the President of India.
The Tokyo Imperial Palace, The Official Residence of the Emperor of Japan.

An official residence is the residence of nation's 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 conducts their work-related functions.

Africa[]

Algeria[]

  • Presidential Palace


Angola[]

  • Presidential Palace

Benin[]

  • Presidential Palace

Botswana[]

  • State House (President)

Burundi[]

  • Kiriri Presidential Palace

Cameroon[]

  • Unity Palace[1]

Cape Verde[]

Central African Republic[]

Chad[]

  • Presidential Palace

Comoros[]

  • Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of the[]

Former[]

Congo, Republic of the[]

  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Côte d'Ivoire[]

Djibouti[]

  • Presidential Palace

Egypt[]

  • Abdeen Palace
  • Heliopolis Palace
  • Koubbeh Palace
  • Montaza Palace
  • Ras el-Tin Palace

Equatorial Guinea[]

  • Government Building

Eritrea[]

Ethiopia[]

Gabon[]

  • Presidential Palace

Gambia[]

  • State House (President)

Ghana[]

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

Guinea[]

  • Presidential Palace
  • Villa Syli (official guest house)

Former[]

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

Guinea-Bissau[]

  • Presidential Palace

Kenya[]

  • State House (President)

Lesotho[]

  • Royal Palace (King)
  • State House (Prime Minister)

Liberia[]

  • Executive Mansion (President)

Libya[]

Madagascar[]

Malawi[]

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

Mali[]

  • Presidential Palace

Mauritania[]

Mauritius[]

  • State House (President)
  • Clarisse House (Prime Ministers)

Morocco[]

  • Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat (main residence)
  • Dar al-Makhzen, Fes
  • Dar al-Makhzen, Marrakesh
  • Dar al-Makhzen, Meknes
  • Marchane Palace, Tangier
  • Bahia Palace, Marrakech

Mozambique[]

Namibia[]

  • State House (President)

Niger[]

  • Presidential Palace

Nigeria[]

Federal[]

  • Aso Villa (President)

State[]

  • Rivers State:
    Government House (Governor)

Rwanda[]

  • Urugwiro

São Tomé and Príncipe[]

Senegal[]

  • Palais de la Republique (President)

Seychelles[]

  • State House (President)

Sierra Leone[]

  • State House (President)

Somalia[]

  • Villa Somalia (President)

South Africa[]

Provincial[]

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)

South Sudan[]

  • Presidential Palace

Sudan[]

  • Presidential Palace

Eswatini[]

  • Lozitha Palace (King)

Tanzania[]

  • State House (President)

Togo[]

  • The Palace of the Governors

Tunisia[]

  • Carthage Palace

Uganda[]

Zambia[]

  • State House (President)

Zimbabwe[]

  • State House (President)

Americas[]

Antigua and Barbuda[]

Argentina[]

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires
  • Casa Rosada (Presidential office)
  • Quinta de Olivos (Presidential residence)
  • Chapadmalal Residence (Summer House)

Bahamas[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Barbados[]

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

Belize[]

  • Belize House (Governor-General)

Former[]

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

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)

Brazil[]

Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília

Former[]

State[]

Palácio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia
Palácio Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Governor's residence
  • Bahia
    • Palácio de Ondina
    • Palácio da Aclamação (former)
    • Palácio Rio Branco (former)
  • Federal District
    • Palácio do Buriti
  • Maranhão
    • Palácio dos Leões
  • Minas Gerais
    • Palácio da Liberdade
  • Pernambuco
  • Rio de Janeiro
    • Palácio Piratini
  • São Paulo
    • Palácio dos Bandeirantes

Canada[]

Federal[]

Rideau Hall in Ottawa
Citadelle of Quebec in Quebec City
Official residences for the monarch and the Governor General of Canada
  • Rideau Hall (Monarch; Governor General, Ottawa residence)[2]
  • Citadelle of Quebec (Monarch; Governor General, Quebec City residence)[3]
View of 24 Sussex Drive from across the Ottawa River. The building is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada
  • 24 Sussex Drive (Prime Minister)[4]
  • Harrington Lake (Prime Minister, country retreat)[5]
  • Stornoway (Leader of the Opposition)[6]
  • The Farm, Gatineau Park (Speaker of the House of Commons)[7]
  • 7 Rideau Gate (state guest house)[8]

Provincial[]

  • British Columbia:
    Government House (Monarch; Lieutenant Governor)
  • Manitoba:
    Government House (Monarch; Lieutenant Governor)
  • New Brunswick:
    Old Government House (Monarch; Lieutenant Governor)
  • Newfoundland and Labrador:
    Government House (Monarch; Lieutenant Governor)
  • Nova Scotia:
    Government House (Monarch; Lieutenant Governor)
  • Prince Edward Island:
    Government House (Monarch; Lieutenant Governor)
  • Quebec:
    Édifice Price/Price Building (Premier)

*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.

Chile[]

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

Former[]

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

Colombia[]

Casa de Nariño, Bogota
  • Casa de Nariño (President)
  • Hacienda Hato Grande (President, retreat)
  • Casa de Huspedes Ilustres (President, summer retreat) Cartagena

Costa Rica[]

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

Cuba[]

Former[]

  • Presidential Palace (President)

Dominica[]

Dominican Republic[]

  • Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic (President)

Ecuador[]

  • Palacio de Carondelet (President)

El Salvador[]

  • Casa Presidencial, also called Casa Blanca (President)

Grenada[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Guatemala[]

  • Casa Presidencial

Former[]

  • National Palace (Guatemala)

Guyana[]

Haiti[]

  • National Palace (destroyed by the 2010 earthquake)

Honduras[]

  • Palacio José Cecilio del Valle (President)

Jamaica[]

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

Mexico[]

  • National Palace (President)

Former[]

  • Los Pinos (President)
  • 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.

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

States[]

Querétaro

  • Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

Nicaragua[]

Panama[]

  • Palacio de las Garzas (President)

Paraguay[]

Peru[]

Palacio de Gobierno, Lima
  • Palacio de Gobierno (President)

Saint Kitts and Nevis[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Saint Lucia[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Suriname[]

  • Gouvernementsgebouw, better known as Presidential Palace

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)
Parque Anchorena, Uruguay

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)

Venezuela[]

  • Palacio de Miraflores (President)
  • (Presidential residence)
  • La Guzmania (former Vacation Residence)

United States[]

White House, Washington
  • White House (President)
  • Camp David (President, retreat)
  • Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President)
  • Blair House (state guest house)
  • Presidential Townhouse (guest house for former Presidents)
  • Trowbridge House (currently being renovated to replace the Presidential Townhouse)
  • Quarters Six (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
  • Quarters One (Chief of Staff of the United States Army)
  • Quarters Seven / Air House (Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force)
  • Quarters A / Tingey House (Chief of Naval Operations)
  • Historic Home of the Commandants (Commandant of the Marine Corps)
  • 50 United Nations Plaza 37th floor penthouse (Ambassador to the United Nations)[9]

State[]

Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
Indiana Governor's Residence
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

  • Government House (Governor)

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.

  • Kensington, California:
    Blake House (President of the University of California)
  • New Orleans, Louisiana:
    2 Audubon Place (President of Tulane University)
  • New York, New York:
    President's House (President of Columbia University)
    37 Washington Square West (President of New York University)
  • Salt Lake City, Utah:
    Beehive House (President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; former)

Asia[]

Afghanistan[]

  • Arg (President)

Armenia[]

The Government House, Yerevan

Bahrain[]

Bangladesh[]

Bangabhaban, Dhaka
  • Bangabhaban (President)
  • Gonobhaban (Prime Minister)
  • Uttara Gonobhaban (Retreat)

Bhutan[]

Brunei[]

  • Istana Nurul Iman (Sultan)

Cambodia[]

Royal Palace of Cambodia
Peace Palace
  • Royal Palace (King)
  • Peace Palace (Prime Minister)

China, People's Republic of[]

Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Former[]

Office and Residence
  • Presidential Palace in Nanjing (1912, 1927–1937, 1946–1949; kept as museum from 1998)
  • Qing army and the naval department in Beijing (1912–1928)
  • Fortress Park and the Prince Chun Mansion of Zhongnanhai (1912–1928)
  • Guangzhou Guanyinshan (now Yuexiu Shan) Yuexiu Building (1917–1922, the building destroyed in 1922, today this site for the Guangzhou Zhongshan Memorial Hall)
  • Republic of China Lu Haijun Grand Marshal base camp was established in Guangzhou, was established in the original Guangdong Shi Min soil factory (1923–1925;now Sun Yat-sen Marshal House Memorial Hall)
  • Wuhan Nanyang Building (1926–1927)
  • Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China Headquarters in Nanjing (1940–1945)
  • Residence of Wang Jingwei in Nanjing (1940–1945)
  • Chongqing Nationalist Government Building (1937–1945)
  • Huangshan official residence (1938–1945, Chiang Kai-shek's residence in Chongqing)
  • Huangpu Road official residence (1929–1937, 1945–1949; also called Qi Ru, Chiang Kai-shek's residence in Nanjing)
  • Shuangqing Villa in Beijing (former residence of Mao Zedong at 1949)
Residence
  • Forbidden City (Emperor)
  • Zhongnanhai in Beijing (Emperor, family)
  • Old Summer Palace (Emperor, retreat)
  • Mukden Palace (Emperor, summer residence)
  • Chengde Mountain Resort (Emperor, summer residence)
  • Summer Palace (Emperor, retreat)
  • Imperial Palace of the Manchu State (Emperor of Manchukuo)
  • Manchukuo General Affairs State Council building (Prime Minister of Manchukuo)
  • Manchukuo Prime Minister's residence (residence of Zhang Jinghui)

Special administrative regions[]

Hong Kong[]

Government House, Hong Kong
  • Government House (Chief Executive)
  • Fanling Lodge (Chief Executive – Summer)
  • Victoria House and Victoria Flats (15 Barker Road, The Peak) (Chief Secretary)
  • Residence of the Financial Secretary (45 Shouson Hill Road, Deep Water Bay) (Financial Secretary)
  • Residence of Secretary for Justice (19 Severn Road, The Peak) (Secretary for Justice)
  • Chief Justice's House (19 Gough Hill Road, The Peak) (Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal) Also Known as Clavadel
  • Headquarters House (11 Barker Road, The Peak) (Commanding Officer of PLA in Hong Kong)
  • Grenville House (Residence for Tung Chee Hwa during his time as Chief Executive 1997-2006)

Macau[]

  • Government House (Chief Executive)

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

Cyprus[]

  • Presidential Palace

East Timor[]

  • Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace (President)

Georgia[]

India[]

Federal[]

The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
  • Rashtrapati Bhavan (President)
  • Rashtrapati Nilayam (President, retreat)
  • The Retreat Building (President, retreat)
  • Upa-Rashtrapati Bhavan (Vice-President)
  • 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (Prime Minister)
  • Bikaner House (State guest house)
  • Hyderabad House (State guest house)

State[]

  • Andhra Pradesh:
    Raj Bhavan, Vijayawada (Governor)
  • Arunachal Pradesh:
    Raj Bhavan, Itanagar (Governor)
  • Assam:
    Raj Bhavan, Guwahati (Governor)
  • Bihar:
    Raj Bhavan, Patna (Governor)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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[]

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
    Raj Niwas, Port Blair (Lieutenant Governor)
  • Chandigarh:
    Raj Bhavan, Punjab (Administrator)
  • National Capital Territory of Delhi:
    Raj Niwas, Delhi (Lieutenant Governor)
  • Jammu and Kashmir:
    Raj Bhavan, Jammu (Lieutenant Governor, winter residence)
    Raj Bhavan, Srinagar (Lieutenant Governor, summer residence)
  • Ladakh:
    Raj Niwas, Leh (Lieutenant Governor)
  • Puducherry:
    Raj Niwas, Pondicherry (Lieutenant Governor)

Indonesia[]

Istana Merdeka, Jakarta
  • Istana Negara, Jakarta (President)
  • Istana Merdeka, Jakarta (President)
  • Rumah Dinas Wakil Presiden, Jakarta (Vice President)
  • Istana Bogor, Bogor, West Java (President, retreat)
  • Istana Cipanas, Cipanas, West Java (President, retreat)
  • Istana Tampaksiring, Bali (President)
  • Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta (President)

Provincial[]

  • West Java:
    Gedung Pakuan, Bandung, West Java (Governor)
  • Aceh:
    Meligoe Aceh (Governor)
  • East Kalimantan:
    Lamin Etam (Governor)
  • East Java:
    Gedung Grahadi (Governor)
  • Yogyakarta:
    Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Governor/Sultan)

Iran[]

Former[]

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

Iraq[]

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

Israel[]

Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.
  • Beit HaNassi ("President's House") (President)
  • Beit Aghion ("Aghion House") (Prime Minister)
  • King David Hotel (visiting dignitaries)

Japan[]

Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
  • Tokyo Imperial Palace, Official Residence of the (Emperor of Japan)
  • Tōgū Palace, Official Residence of the (Crown Prince of Japan)
  • Kantei, Official Residence of the (Prime Minister of Japan)
  • Akasaka Palace, Official State Guest House of Japan
  • Kyoto State Guest House, Second Official State Guest House of Japan
  • Multiple Imperial Villas serve as Winter, Summer and Country retreats for the Emperor and the Imperial Family.

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 museum)

Jordan[]

  • Raghadan Palace (King)
  • (used for state receptions)
  • (King)
  • (King)

Korea, Democratic Republic of (North Korea)[]

Former[]

  • Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (President, formerly; kept as mausoleum)

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)[]

Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul
  • Cheong Wa Dae ("House with Blue Rooftiles") (President)
– Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
– It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty.
  • ("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 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 Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • ("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 Republic of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
– It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
  • Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.

Kuwait[]

  • Seif Palace (also known as the Amiri Diwan or Emir's Palace) (Emir)
  • Bayan Palace (Emir)
  • (Emir)

Former[]

  • (Emir, formerly)

Kyrgyzstan[]

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

Laos[]

Former[]

  • Royal Palace, Luang Prabang (also known as Haw Kham, former residence of the King of Laos)

Lebanon[]

Beiteddine Palace
  • Baabda Palace (President)
  • Beiteddine Palace (President, summer retreat)
  • Grand Serail (Prime Minister)
  • (Parliament Speaker)

Former[]

  • Beiteddine Palace (Prince, formerly; kept as a museum)

Malaysia[]

Federal[]

  • Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur (King)
  • Seri Perdana, Putrajaya (Prime Minister)
  • Seri Satria, Putrajaya (Deputy Prime Minister)

State[]

  • Perlis
    Istana Arau (Raja)
    Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
  • Kedah
    Istana Anak Bukit (Sultan)
    Seri Mentaloon (Chief Minister)
  • Penang
    Seri Mutiara (Governor)
    Seri Teratai (Chief Minister)
  • Perak
    Istana Iskandariah (Sultan, largely ceremonial)
    Istana Kinta (Sultan)
    Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
  • Selangor
    Istana Alam Shah (Sultan, largely ceremonial)
    Istana Bukit Kayangan (Sultan)
    Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
  • Negeri Sembilan
    Istana Besar Seri Menanti (Yang di-Pertuan Besar)
    Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
  • Malacca
    Istana Melaka (Governor)
    Seri Bendahara (Chief Minister)
  • Johor
    Istana Besar (Sultan, largely ceremonial)
    Istana Bukit Serene (Sultan)
    Saujana (Chief Minister)
  • Pahang
    Istana Abu Bakar (Sultan)
    Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
  • Terengganu
    Istana Syarqiyyah (Sultan)
    Seri Iman (Chief Minister)
  • Kelantan
    Istana Balai Besar (Sultan, largely ceremonial)
    Istana Negeri (Sultan)
    JKR 10 (Chief Minister)
  • Sabah
    Istana Negeri (Governor)
    Seri Gaya (Chief Minister)
  • Sarawak
    Astana (Governor)
    Demak Jaya (Chief Minister)

Former[]

  • Former Istana Negara at Jalan Istana (King, former official residence)
  • Penang
    Suffolk House (Former Governor's residence)
  • Malacca
    Old Governor's residence (Former and Yang di-Pertua Negeri's residence)

Maldives[]

Theemuge, Maldives

Former[]

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

Mongolia[]

  • The Marshal Mansion (President, former winter residence of Khorloogiin Choibalsan and Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal)
  • Ikh Tenger Complex (President's residence)

Myanmar[]

  • Presidential Palace (President)
  • (Tatmadaw Headquarters)

Former[]

Nepal[]

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

Oman[]

  • Al Alam Palace
  • Royal Court

Pakistan[]

Federal[]

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

Provincial[]

Philippines[]

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

Palestine[]

  • Mukataa (PLO)

Qatar[]

Saudi Arabia[]

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

Singapore[]

  • Istana (President; de jure)
  • Sri Temasek (Prime Minister)

Sri Lanka[]

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 (Republic of China)[]

Presidential Building, Taipei
Workplace
  • Presidential Office Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)
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
  • Taipei Guest House
  • Grand Hotel (Taipei)

Tajikistan[]

  • Kohi Millat

Thailand[]

Grand Palace, Bangkok
  • Grand Palace (Monarch, official and ceremonial but not residential)
  • Dusit Palace (Monarch; parts of it now houses several museums)
    • Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall (Monarch, primary residential home of King Vajiralongkorn)
    • Chitralada Palace (Formerly of the monarch, now residence of Queen Sirikit)
  • Klai Kangwon Villa (Monarch, seaside retreat)
  • Srapathum Palace (Princess Royal)
  • Sukhothai Palace (Princesses, daughters of Vajiralongkorn)
  • Phitsanulok Mansion (Prime Minister)

Former[]

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

Turkmenistan[]

  • Oguzkhan Presidential Palace (President)

United Arab Emirates[]

  • Presidential Diwan in Abu Dhabi (President)
  • in Dubai (Vice President & Prime minister)

Uzbekistan[]

  • Oqsaroy (President)
  • Kuksaroy (President)

Vietnam[]

Presidential Palace, Hanoi
  • Presidential Palace
  • 1A Hùng Vương, Ba Đình, Hà Nội General Secretary's Residence

Former[]

  • , (Former residence of Ho Chi Minh)
  • Reunification Palace (also known as Independence Palace, former residence of the President of South Vietnam)
  • Gia Long Palace
  • Imperial City, Huế (former residence of the Nguyen Dynasty monarchs)
  • Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (located in Hanoi, former residence of Vietnamese dynasties)

Yemen[]

Europe[]

Albania[]

Austria[]

Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2
  • Hofburg (President)
  • Ballhausplatz Nr. 2 (Chancellor)
  • Jagdschloss Mürzsteg (Summer retreat of the President)

Belarus[]

Independence Palace, residence of the president of Belarus
  • Independence Palace of Belarus (President)
  •  [ru; be] (President)

Belgium[]

  • Royal Palace of Brussels (Monarch's working palace)
  • Château de Laeken (Monarch's residence)
  • Ciergnon Castle (Monarch's Ardennes residence)
  •  [fr; nl] (Prime Minister's residence)
  •  [fr; nl] / Wetstraat 16 (Prime Minister's office)

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

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

Bulgaria[]

Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria

Current[]

  • The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
    • (The office of the Council of Ministers)
    • (The office of the President)
    • National Assembly office building
  • (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
    • Home № 1 (National History Museum)
    • (Residences of the members of the Cabinet)
    • (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)

Croatia[]

Czech Republic[]

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

Denmark[]

Amalienborg Palace
  • 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)
  • (Crown Prince and family)
  • Marienborg (Prime Minister, Official Residence/Summer Retreat)

Former[]

  • Frederiksborg Palace
  • Kronborg
  • Rosenborg Castle
  • Frederiksberg Palace

Estonia[]

Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn.

Former[]

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[]

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

France[]

Élysée Palace
Brégançon Fort
Hôtel Matignon
Hôtel de Lassay
Petit Luxembourg

Former royal residences[]

Territorial[]

French Polynesia

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

Germany[]

Villa Hammerschmidt
Schloss Bellevue

Current[]

Bundeskanzleramt
Palais Schaumburg

Federal

  • Bundespräsidialamt (President, office)
  • Schloss Bellevue (President, residence)
  • Villa Hammerschmidt (President, retreat)
  • Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor, residence)
  • Palais Schaumburg (Chancellor, retreat)
  • Schloss Meseberg, Gransee (Official Guest house for Berlin)
  • Gästehaus auf dem Petersberg, Königswinter (Official Guest house for Bonn)

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
  • , 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
  • Stadttor, Düsseldorf, State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • , 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/

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 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
  • , Bonn, Private residence of the Chancellor of Germany and his family 1964–1999

Other

Mannheim Palace
  • Dresden Castle
  • Karlsruhe Palace
  • Ludwigsburg Palace
  • Munich Residenz
  • Mannheim Palace
  • Schloss Oldenburg
  • Residenzschloss, Darmstadt
  • Schwerin Castle (Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern seat)
  • Veste Coburg
  • Schloss Weimar

Greece[]

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

Former[]

  • Palace of Dekeleia (Kings of Greece)

Hungary[]

Buda Castle, Budapest

Former[]

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

Iceland[]

Ireland[]

Áras an Uachtaráin
  • Áras an Uachtaráin (President)
  • Steward's Lodge (Taoiseach's 'unofficial residence'; the Taoiseach's office is in Government Buildings, Dublin)
  • Farmleigh (visiting foreign dignitaries)

Former[]

  • Hill of Tara (Ard-Rí)
  • Dublin Castle (seat of British rule prior to independence in 1922)
  • Chief Secretary's Lodge, now the U.S. Ambassador's Residence (Chief Secretary for Ireland)
  • Viceregal Lodge, now Áras an Uachtaráin (Lord Lieutenant / Governor-General)

Italy[]

Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo Chigi
  • Quirinal Palace (President, residence; formerly residence of the Pope and then of the King)
  • Castelporziano (President, retreat)
  • Villa Rosebery (President, summer retreat)
  • Palazzo Chigi (Prime Minister)
  • Villa Doria Pamphili (International meetings)
  • Villa Madama (International meetings)
  • Palazzo Giustiniani (President of the Senate)

Former residences[]

  • Palazzo del Viminale (formerly Prime Minister)
  • Palazzo Venezia (Mussolini's office)
  • Villa Torlonia (Rome) (Mussolini's residence)
  • Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Royal family's residences in Piedmont)
  • Royal Palace of Caserta (Royal family)
  • Royal Palace of Milan (Royal family)
  • Royal Villa of Monza (Royal family)
  • Royal Palace of Naples (Royal family)

Latvia[]

Liechtenstein[]

  • Vaduz Castle (Prince)

Lithuania[]

Presidential Palace, Vilnius

Presidential Palace

Former[]

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

Luxembourg[]

Grand Ducal Palace
  • Grand Ducal Palace (Monarch)
  • Berg Castle (Monarch)
  • Fischbach Castle (Grand Duke Jean)

Malta[]

San Anton Palace, Attard
  • 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)

Moldova[]

Transnistria[]

  • Presidential Palace, Tiraspol

Monaco[]

Montenegro[]

  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)

Netherlands[]

Royal Palace, Amsterdam
  • The Royal Palace (official reception palace for foreign dignitaries and used for weddings and the act of abdication)
  • Palace Huis ten Bosch (official residence of the King)
  • Noordeinde Palace (official working palace of the King)
  • Soestdijk Palace (former royal residence of Queen Juliana)
  • Het Loo Palace (former royal summer residence of Queen Wilhelmina)
  • Villa Eikenhorst (private residence of the King and his family nearby The Hague)
  • Catshuis (official residence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands)

North Macedonia[]

  • Villa Vodno (Official Presidential workplace)

Norway[]

Royal Palace, Oslo
  • 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)
  • Riddervolds gate 2 (Visiting foreign dignitaries)

Poland[]

Presidential Palace, Warsaw
  • Presidential Palace in Warsaw (President)
  • Villa Parkowa (Official residence of Prime Minister)
  • Belweder in Warsaw (President's residence until 1994; since then kept for official government functions and visiting foreign dignitaries)
  • Presidential Castle in Wisła
  • Presidential Manor House in Ciechocinek
  • Presidential Residence in Hel
  • Presidential Residence in Lucień
  • Presidential Residence in Ruda Tarnowska
  • Presidential Villa in Klarysew part of Konstancin-Jeziorna

Former[]

Portugal[]

Queluz National Palace, Queluz.
  • Belém Palace (President of the Republic)
    • Palace of the Dukes of Braganza (President of the Republic, official residence in the North Region)
    • Citadel of Cascais (President of the Republic, official summer residence)
  • São Bento Mansion (Prime Minister)
  • Palace of Necessidades (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  • Fort of São Julião da Barra (Minister of National Defence)
  • Palace of São Lourenço (Representative of the Republic in Madeira)
  • Madre de Deus Manor (Representative of the Republic in the Azores)
  • Queluz Palace (state guest house)

Former[]

  • Ajuda Royal Palace (official royal residence)
  • Alcáçova Palace at São Jorge Castle (official royal residence)
  • Alcáçova Palace at Coimbra (official royal residence)
  • Évora Royal Palace (official royal residence)
  • Royal Building of Mafra (Palace and Basilica) (official royal residence)
  • Necessidades Royal Palace (official royal residence)
  • Ribeira Royal Palace (official royal residence)
  • Queluz Royal Palace (summer residence turned official royal residence)
  • Sintra Royal Palace (summer residence turned official royal residence)

Romania[]

  • Cotroceni Palace (office of the President)
  • Vila Lac 3 (residence of the President)
  • Victoria Palace (office of the Prime Minister of Romania)
  • Elisabeta Palace (official residence of HM Margareta of Romania)
  • Săvârșin Castle (residence of HM Margareta of Romania)

Serbia[]

Novi dvor (New Court)

Former[]

Kosovo[]

Government of the Republic of Kosovo building in Pristina

Slovakia[]

Grassalkovich Palace
  • Grassalkovich Palace (President)

Slovenia[]

  • Government and Presidential Palace, Ljubljana

Spain[]

Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid
  • 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)
  • Santa Cruz Palace, Madrid (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Palacio de El Pardo (visiting foreign dignitaries, former Head of State Francisco Franco's residence)

Autonomous communities[]

  • Aragon:
    Edificio Pignatelli (President of DGA)
  • 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)
  • Castile and Leon:
    Colegio de la Asunción (President of the Junta)

Sweden[]

Royal[]

The Royal Palace in Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace
Harpsund
  • Royal Palace in Stockholm (official residence since 1754, but not used as such since 1981)
  • Drottningholm Palace (everyday residence of the TM The King and Queen since 1981)
  • Haga Palace (Official residence of TRH The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. Palaces owned by the State, at the disposal of the King, but not in use)
  • Gripsholm Castle
  • Rosendal Palace
  • Rosersberg Palace
  • Stenhammar Palace
  • Strömsholm Palace
  • Tullgarn Palace
  • Ulriksdal Palace
Former royal residences[]
  • Arvfurstens palats
  • Kalmar Castle
  • Karlberg Palace
  • Nyköping Castle
  • Uppsala Castle
  • Vadstena Castle
  • Wrangel Palace (Official residence 1697–1754)

Prime Ministerial[]

  • Sager House (Official residence of the Prime Minister)
  • Harpsund (Country retreat for the Prime Minister)

Gubernatorial[]

Switzerland[]

Lohn Estate

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Ukraine[]

Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv
  • Mariinskyi Palace (President)
  • House with Chimaeras (President)
  • House of the Weeping Widow (President)
  • Pototsky Palace (President)

United Kingdom[]

Buckingham Palace, London
  • Buckingham Palace (official London residence of the monarch, the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex)
  • Windsor Castle (official country residence of the monarch)
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse (official residence of the sovereign in Scotland)
  • Hillsborough Castle (official residence of the monarch 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 Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall)
  • Kensington Palace (London residence of the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge)
  • 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, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi)
  • Bagshot Park (official country residence of the Earl & Countess of Wessex)
  • 10 Downing Street (London 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)
  • Bute House (Official Edinburgh residence of the First Minister of Scotland)

Former[]

  • Bridewell Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
  • Carlton House, London (Prince, formerly; demolished)
  • Cumberland House (Prince, formerly; demolished)
  • Edinburgh Castle (King, formerly; kept as barracks and vault)
  • 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 ruins)
  • Marlborough House (Queen, formerly; kept for headquarters for Commonwealth Secretariat)
  • Nonsuch Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
  • 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)

Local[]

  • Mansion House (official residence of the Lord Mayor of London)
  • Tulliallan Castle (official residence of the Chief Constable of Police Scotland)

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)

Vatican City[]

Apostolic Palace, Vatican
  • Apostolic Palace (Pope)
  • Castel Gandolfo (Pope, summer residence; now partly open to the public as a museum and garden)
  • Domus Sanctae Marthae (Guest House, now kept as Pope Francis's residence)
  • Mater Ecclesiae (Pope Emeritus)

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 )
  • 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)

Oceania[]

Australia[]

Federal[]

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

State[]

Government House, Melbourne
  • New South Wales:
    Government House (Governor)[23]
  • Queensland:
    Government House (Governor)
  • South Australia:
    Government House (Governor)
  • Tasmania:
    Government House (Governor)
  • Victoria:
    Government House (Governor)
  • Western Australia:
    Government House (Governor)

Territorial[]

Internal territory[]
  • Northern Territory:
    Government House (Administrator)
External territories[]
  • Christmas Island:
    Government House (Administrator)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
    Government House (Administrator)
  • Norfolk Island:
    Government House (Administrator)
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)[24]
    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)[25]
    Toorak House (Governor residence (1854–1874), formerly; currently being used as a church)[26]
    Bishopscourt (Governor residence (1874–1876), formerly)
    Stonnington Mansion (Governor residence (1901–1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)[27]
  • Tasmania
    Old Government House (Governor's residence (1807–1857, demolished 1858)[28]

Fiji[]

  • Government House (President)

Nauru[]

New Zealand[]

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

Former[]

  • Old Government House, Auckland

Realm[]

Papua New Guinea[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Samoa[]

Former[]

  • Villa Vailima

Solomon Islands[]

  • Government House (Governor-General)

Tonga[]

Royal Palace, Tonga

Tuvalu[]

  • Government House (Governor General)

Vanuatu[]

  • State House (President)

Transcontinental[]

Azerbaijan[]

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

Kazakhstan[]

Ak Orda Presidential Palace
  • Ak Orda Presidential Palace (President)

Russia[]

Grand Kremlin Palace
  • Kremlin (President)
  • Zavidovo (President)
  • Novo-Ogaryovo (President)
  • White house (Prime Minister)

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[]

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[]

  • Krasnodar Krai:
    35 Ulitsa Krasnaya, Krasnodar (Governor)

Turkey[]

State[]

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

International organizations[]

United Nations[]

  • 3 Sutton Place, Manhattan, New York City (residence of the Secretary-General of the United Nations)

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Cameroon, Unity Palace. "The Presidential Residence". All About the PRC.
  2. ^ Governor General of Canada: Rideau Hall Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Galbraith, William; Canadian Parliamentary Review: Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit; Vol. 12, No. 3, 1989. Lanctot, Gustave; Royal Tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada and the United States of America 1939; E.P. Taylor Foundation; 1964. Aimers, John; Monarchy Canada: The Palace on the Rideau; April 1996 Archived January 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Governor General of Canada: La Citadelle Archived 2006-10-09 at archive.today
  4. ^ Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "National Capital Commission: Harrington Lake". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  6. ^ "National Capital Commission: Stornoway". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  7. ^ "National Capital Commission: The Farm". Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  8. ^ "National Capital Commission: 7 Rideau Gate". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  9. ^ "Taxpayer Alert! U.S. Government Buys $16M Penthouse at 50 UN Plaza". Real Estate News and Advice | Realtor.com®. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  10. ^ Schevitz, Tanya; Wallack, Todd (November 14, 2005). "Free mansions for people of means: UC system spends about US$1 million yearly on upkeep". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A9.
  11. ^ See University of California Policy 2.725, "University-Provided Housing," 1 August 2009, 2, and University of California Business and Finance Bulletin G-45, "Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors," 20 May 2008, 2.
  12. ^ http://www.chicagoflame.com/2.9144/the-perks-of-being-a-chancellor-1.1294014
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Campus Guide: Maxwell Place". University of Kentucky. July 22, 2012.
  15. ^ Elson, Martha (October 29, 2015). "UofL owns Highlands mansion, but nobody's home". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2015. The house is not currently used as a full-time residence. Current university president James Ramsey was not required to live in the house upon becoming president in 2002 because he was hired from the university's faculty and already owned a home in the area. During his tenure, he has used the house mainly for fundraisers and other university events, and has used a carriage house on the property for smaller events and as lodging for university guests.
  16. ^ "Welcome to Eastcliff". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  17. ^ "Gov. Christie's office rebuts helicopter story". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  18. ^ Bolt, Greg (September 28, 2009). "Top Duck's old roost renovated: McMorran House is more than UO president's home". The Register-Guard. p. A1.
  19. ^ "Historic Campus: The President's House". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  20. ^ "Olin House / Chancellor's Residence". University of Wisconsin – Madison. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  21. ^ "UWM's new chancellor's mansion will help woo donors". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  22. ^ Beth Potter. Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 218.
  23. ^ Governor return to Government House
  24. ^ Belair National Park – Visiting the Park Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ^ National Trust of Australia: La Trobe's Cottage
  26. ^ Toorak House Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Melbourne Buildings: Stonnington
  28. ^ "Model of Old Government House: 1837 - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation".
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