Official Residence

An official residence is the Residence at which Heads Of State , Heads Of Government , or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.

AFGHANISTAN

Presidential Palace

ALGERIA

El Mouradia (President)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Government House - Governor General

ARGENTINA

Casa Rosada (presidential)

Quinta De Olivos (Summer Residence)

AUSTRALIA

Yaralumla , Canberra , Governor General

Admiralty House (Sydney) , (Governor-General's Sydney residence)

The Lodge , Canberra, Prime Minister

Kirribilli House , Sydney, (Prime Minister's Sydney residence)

State Governor's residences

Government House, Perth, WA , Governor Of Western Australia

Government House, Sydney NSW , Governor Of New South Wales

Government House, Melbourne, VIC , Governor Of Victoria

Government House, Hobart, TAS , Governor Of Tasmania

Government House, Brisbane, QLD , Governor Of Queensland

Government House, Darwin, NT , Administrator Of The Northern Territory

Government House, Adelaide, SA , Governor Of South Australia

AUSTRIA

Hofburg Palace (presidential)

THE BAHAMAS

Government House , Governor-General

BAHRAIN

Rifa'a Palace (royal)

BARBADOS

Government House (Governor-General)

Ilaro Court (Prime Minister)

BELARUS

Krupenino (President)

BELGIUM

Palais De Bruxelles (royal, official)

Château De Laeken (royal, at present receptions but not residential)

Rue De La Loi-Wetstraat 16 (Prime Minister)

BHUTAN

Dechenchholing Palace (royal)

BRAZIL

Palácio Do Planalto (presidential office)

Palácio Da Alvorada (presidential residence)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Istana Nurul Iman (sultan)

CAMBODIA

Khemarindra Palace (royal)

CANADA

24 Sussex Drive , Ottawa , Prime Minister

Harrington Lake , Gatineau Park (prime minister's retreat)

Rideau Hall , Ottawa , Governor General

La Citadelle , Quebec City (governor general)

Stornoway , Ottawa , Leader Of The Opposition

The Farm , Gatineau Park , Speaker Of The Canadian House Of Commons

7 Rideau Gate (foreign dignitaries visiting Canada)

Lieutenant-Governor's residences

Government House (British Columbia) , Victoria , British Columbia , Lieutenant-governors Of British Columbia

Government House (Manitoba) , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Lieutenant-governors Of Manitoba

Old Government House , Fredericton , New Brunswick , Lieutenant-governors Of New Brunswick

Government House (Newfoundland And Labrador) , St. John's, Newfoundland , Lieutenant-governors Of Newfoundland And Labrador

Government House (Nova Scotia) , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Lieutenant-governors Of Nova Scotia

Government House (Prince Edward Island) , Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Lieutenant-governors Of Prince Edward Island

Government House (Saskatchewan) , Regina , Saskatchewan (former residence of lieutenant-governor of North-West Territories and later Saskatchewan), Lieutenant-governors Of Saskatchewan

CHILE

Palacio De La Moneda (presidential workplace)

Private Residence (president's home)

Cerro Castillo (retreat, in Viña Del Mar )

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Zhongnanhai (most top Communist Party Of China leaders)

COLOMBIA

Palacio De Nariño (President)

Casa Republicana (President)

Hacienda Llanogrande (President's Retreat)

CôTE D'IVOIRE

Le Palais De La Présidence (President)

CYPRUS

Presidential Palace (President)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Prague Castle

DENMARK

Amalienborg Palace (royal)

Fredensborg Palace (royal)

Graasten Palace (royal)

(royal)

Marienborg (summer residence of Prime Minister)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Palacio Nacional (President)

ECUADOR

Palacio De Carondelet

EGYPT

Abdin Palace (President)

Ras Al-Teen Palace (President)

EL SALVADOR

Casa Presidencial (El Salvador) or "Casa Blanca" (President)

ESTONIA

Kadriorg Palace (President)

Paslepa (President)

FINLAND

Presidential Palace, Helsinki (President)

Mäntyniemi (Talluden) (President)

Kultaranta (Gullranda) (President's summer residence)

Tamminiemi , former residence of president Urho Kekkonen ,now a museum,

FRANCE

Palais De L'Élysée ( President Of France )

Hôtel de Marigny official residence for State visitors

Château De Rambouillet (President of France)

Fort de Brégançon (Summer residence of the President)

Domaine National de Marly (President of France)

Domaine de Souzy-la-Biche (President of France)

Hôtel Matignon ( Prime Minister Of France )

Hôtel De Lassay (president {Link without Title} of the French National Assembly )

Palace Of Versailles (former residence of the Kings)

THE GAMBIA

State House (President)

GERMANY

Schloss Bellevue , Berlin (presidential)

Villa Hammerschmidt (former residence of the West German president)

Bundeskanzleramt (chancellor)

GHANA

Osu Castle (presidential)

GIBRALTAR

6 Convent Place (Chief Minister)

GREECE

Maximos Mansion (Prime Minister)

Presidential Mansion (President)

GUATEMALA

Casa Presidencial (presidential)

HOLY SEE (VATICAN)

Apostolic Palace (Papal residence. The Papal Apartments and office are locate in the building called " Palace Of Sixtus V ")

Castel Gandolfo (summer residence of the Popes, located outside Vatican City proper as an Exclave in Italian Territory )

Lateran Palace (former Papal residence, now home of the Pontifical Museum Of Christian Antiquities )

Castel Sant'Angelo (former Papal residence, refuge of Pope Clement VII from the siege of Charles V Landsknecht during the Sack Of Rome (1527) , later used as a prison for the Papal state, currently hosts a museum, " Museo Nazionale Di Castel Sant'Angelo ")

HONDURAS

Palacio "José Cecilio Del Valle"

HONG KONG

Government House ( Chief Executive , formerly the Governor )

Victoria House (15 Barker Road) ( Chief Secretary )

45 Shouson Hill Road ( Financial Secretary )

Residence Of Secretary For Justice (19 Severn Road) ( Secretary For Justice )

Chief Justice's House ( Chief Justice of the Court Of Final Appeal )

Headquarters House (11 Barker Road) (Commander-in-Chief)

Flagstaff House (formerly the residence of the commander of British forces in Hong Kong)

Island House (formerly the residence of the District Officers (North) and later the District Commissioners for the New Territories)

HUNGARY

Sándor Palace (presidential)

ICELAND

Bessastaðir (presidential)

INDIA

Rashtrapati Bhavan (presidential; in colonial days the residence of the British Governor-general, known as 'Viceroy's House')

Race Course Road (Prime Ministerial)

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Istana Negara, Jakarta (presidential)

Istana Merdeka (presidential)

Istana Bogor (president's retreat palace)

Istana Cipanas,Puncak (president's retreat palace)

Istana Tampak Siring, Bali (presidential)

Gedung Agung, Jogjakarta (presidential)

Wisma Negara (guest house of foreign dignitaries)

Diponegoro House, Jakarta (vice president's official residence)

Istana Wakil Presiden (vice president's office)

Meligoe Aceh (Aceh' governor palace)

Keraton Ngayokyakarto Hadiningrat (sultan of Jogja royal palace)

Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat (sunan of Surakarta royal palace)

Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon (sultan of Kasepuhan royal palace)

Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon (sultan of Kanoman royal palace)

Istana Maimun, Medan (sultan of Deli royal palace)

Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura (sultan of Siak royal palace)

Istana Pagaruyung , West Sumatra (yang di-pertuan gadih of Pagaruyung palace)

Istana Kadariyah

Istana Amantubillah

Istana Kutai Kertanegara

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Áras An Uachtaráin (presidential)

ITALY

Palazzo Del Quirinale (presidential)

Castelporziano (presidential)

Villa Rosebery (presidential)

JAPAN

Kokyo (imperial)

Kantei (prime minister)

JORDAN

Raghdan Palace (royal)

Basman Palace (royal)

Al Qasr Al Sagheer (royal)

KENYA

State House (President)

NORTH KOREA

Kumsusan Memorial Palace (possible former residence of Kim Il Sung)

Pyongyang No. 15 (residence of Kim Jong Il?)

SOUTH KOREA

Blue House (President)

KUWAIT

Sief Palace (amiri)

LATVIA

Riga Castle (presidential)

LEBANON

Baabda Palace (President)

Beit Eddine Palace (President)

LESOTHO

Royal Palace (royal)

LIBERIA

Executive Mansion (president)

LIECHTENSTEIN

Schloss Vaduz (princely)

MALAWI

Sanjika Palace (President)

MALAYSIA

Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur (DYMM Yang di Pertuan Agung)

Istana Melawati, Putrajaya (DYMM Yang di Pertuan Agung)

Seri Perdana, Putrajaya (Prime Minisiter)

MALDIVES

Theemuge (presidential)

MAURITIUS

Le Réduit (President)

MEXICO

Los Pinos (official residence)

Palacio Nacional (president office)

MONACO

Palais De Monaco (princely)

MOZAMBIQUE

Palácio Da Ponta Vermelha (presidential)

NAURU

State House (former presidential residence; site now an immigration detention center)

NEPAL

Narayanhity Royal Palace (royal)

NETHERLANDS

Huis Ten Bosch , The Hague (Royal)

The Royal Palace , Amsterdam (Royal)

Noordeinde Palace , The Hague (Royal)

Catshuis , The Hague (Prime Minister)

NEW ZEALAND

Government House, Wellington (Governor-General)

Government House, Auckland (Governor-General)

Premier House (Prime Minister)

Turongo House, Turangawaewae , Ngaruawahia ( "Maori Queen" , paramount chief of the Tainui tribe)

NIGERIA

Aso Rock (President)

NORWAY

Royal Palace, Oslo

Bygdø Royal Estate (royal summer residence), Oslo

Gamlehaugen (royal residence), Bergen

Ledaal (royal residence), Stavanger

Stiftsgaarden (royal residence), Trondheim

Skaugum Estate (residence of the Crown Prince), Asker

Parkveien 45 (foreign dignitary guest house), Oslo

PAKISTAN

Aiwan-e-Sadr (presidential)

PANAMA

Palacio De Las Garzas (presidential)

PARAGUAY

Palacio De López (presidential)

PHILIPPINES

Malacañan Palace (Official Presidential Residence)

Mansion House, Baguio City (Summer Presidential Residence)

POLAND

Pałac Namiestnikowski (presidential)

PORTUGAL

Palácio De Belém (presidential)

Palácio De São Bento (prime minister)

ROMANIA

Cotroceni Palace (presidential)

RUSSIA

the Moscow Kremlin (presidential and prime ministerial)

the Winter Palace , (former residence of the Russian Tsars , now part of a group of six buildings that is called the State Hermitage Museum )

SAINT LUCIA

Government House (Governor General)

SAMOA

Government House (chiefly)

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Vila Mir (Residence of President Of Serbia And Montenegro )

Federation Palace (Office of President Of Serbia And Montenegro )

Stari Dvor (Office of President Of Serbia )

Beli Dvor (former Serbian monarchy)

SEYCHELLES

State House (President)

SINGAPORE

Istana Singapore (President and Prime Minister)

SOUTH AFRICA

Groote Schuur (President of South Africa)

SPAIN

Palacio De La Zarzuela (royal residence)

Palacio Real De Madrid (royal official residence)

Palacio De La Moncloa (prime minister)

SWEDEN

The Royal Palace , Stockholm (The monarch's official residence)

Drottningholm Palace (The Royal Family's home residence)

Strömsholm Palace (royal)

Rosersberg Palace (royal)

Ulriksdal Palace (royal)

Rosendal Palace (royal)

Tullgarn Palace (royal)

Gripsholm Palace (royal)

Sager House (The Prime Minister's official residence)

Harpsund (The Prime Minister's summer residence)

SWITZERLAND

No official residence. The government's country estate is Lohn .

THAILAND

Chitralada Villa (royal)

Baan Phitsanulok (Prime Minister)

TONGA

Royal Palace (royal)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

President's House (President)

Whitehall (Prime Minister)

TURKEY

Çankaya Köşkü (Presidential), Ankara

TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenbashi Palace (President, also known as Turkmenbashi 'head of the Turkmen')

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Amiti Palace (presidential)

UNITED KINGDOM

Buckingham Palace , London (royal)

Windsor Castle (royal)

Holyrood Palace , Edinburgh (royal)

Hillsborough Castle , Northern Ireland (royal and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)

10 Downing Street (First Lord of the Treasury, usually the Prime Minister)

11 Downing Street (Second Lord of the Treasury, usually the Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Chequers Court (Prime Minister)

Chevening House (Foreign Secretary)

Carlton House Terrace (Foreign Secretary, or President of the Council)

Dorneywood (in the gift of the Prime Minister; typically used by the Chancellor or Deputy Prime Minister)

The Government House At Pimlico (shared by various senior ministers, including the Home Secretary)

Admiralty House (shared by various senior ministers)

Bute House , Edinburgh (First Minister of Scotland; before devolution, Secretary of State for Scotland)

Lambeth Palace ( Archbishop Of Canterbury )

Palace Of Westminster (contains the houses of the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker Of The House Of Commons )

List Of British Royal Residences

UNITED STATES

White House (presidential)

Camp David (presidential retreat)

Number One Observatory Circle (vice-presidential)

White House Of The Confederacy (Civil War-era residence of the Confederate president)

Blair House (Guest house for foreign dignitaries)

Western White House (any residence of the President located in the west is referred to as this)

U.S. states and territories

In nearly all of the states and territories, the governor has an official residence

Iolani Palace (former Hawaiian monarchy)

Minnesota Governor's Residence

Georgia Governor's Mansion

Jennings House, Maryland Governors' Residence until 1870

Government House (Maryland) since 1870

Drumthwacket New Jersey's governor house

Washington Place Hawaii's governor house

La Fortaleza Puerto Rico's Governor's Residence

U.S. cities

Gracie Mansion (New York City mayor)

Getty House (Los Angeles mayor)

Manoogian Mansion (Detroit mayor)

UZBEKISTAN

Oqsaroy (President)

VENEZUELA

Palacio De Miraflores (presidential)

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