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Revision as of 15:56, 13 May 2009
An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.
Africa
- Presidential Palace
- State House (President)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Unity Palace (President)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Kinshasa Presidential Palace
- Brazzaville Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Abdin Palace (President)
- Ras Al-Teen Palace (President)
- Koubbeh Palace (visiting foreign dignitaries)
Former
- Montaza Palace (King, formerly; kept as a hotel)
- Ras el-Tin Palace (King, formerly)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- National Palace (President)
- Presidential Palace
- Osu Castle formal (Presidential) residence
- Golden Jubilee House current (Presidential) residence
- Presidential Palace
- Villa Syli (official guest house)
Former
- Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Royal Palace
- State House (President)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Palai de la Republique (President)
- State House (President)
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)
- Presidential Palace
- Embo State Palace (King)
- Royal Kraal (King)
- State House (President)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- State House (President)
- State House (President)
- State House (President)
Americas
Caribbean
- Government House (Governor-General)
- Presidential Palace (or National Palace)
- Government House, also King's House (Governor-General)
- Vale Royal (Prime Minister)
- La Fortaleza (or Palace of St. Catherine)
- Government House (Governor-General)
- Government House (Governor-General)
- President's House
- Whitehall (Prime Minister)
North America
- Belize House (Governor-General}
Former
- Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)
Federal
- Rideau Hall (Governor General; monarch, Ottawa residence)[1]
- Citadelle of Quebec (Governor General, Quebec City residence)[2]
- 24 Sussex Drive (Prime Minister)[3]
- Harrington Lake (Prime Minister, country retreat)[4]
- Stornoway (Leader of Opposition)[5]
- The Farm, Gatineau Park (Speaker of the House of Commons)[6]
- 7 Rideau Gate (visiting foreign dignitaries}[7]
Former, federal
- Hatley Castle (monarch, formerly; never resided in; kept as Royal Roads University)[8]
Provincial
- British Columbia:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor) - Manitoba:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor) - New Brunswick:
Old Government House (Lieutenant Governor) - Nova Scotia:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor) - Prince Edward Island:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor) - Newfoundland and Labrador:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
*The provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario no longer have official residences for their lieutenant governors, but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary.
Provincial, former
- Alberta:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions) - Ontario:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; demolished) - Quebec:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; destroyed by fire) - Saskatchewan:
Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept as offices of the Lieutenant Governor, and for official government functions)
- Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)
- Casa Presidencial, also called Casa Blanca (President)
Former
- National Palace (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as seat of Federal Executive)
- 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.
States
Queretaro
- Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)
- Presidential Palace
- White House (President)
- Camp David (President, retreat)
- Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President)
- Blair House (visiting foreign dignitaries)
(non-official presidential residences)
City
- Denver
- Detroit
- Mayor's Mansion
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Gracie Mansion Mayor's Mansion
State
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- California Governor's Mansion
- Getty House: (Los Angeles City Mayor)
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
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- Washington Place (Queen then Governor, formerly kept as museum)
- ʻIolani Palace (Queen, formerly kept for official government functions)
- Hulihee Palace (Queen, formerly retained as museum)
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Government House
- Jennings House (from 1777-1870)
- Massachusetts
- none
- Michigan
- Lansing Governor's Residence
- Mackinac Island Governor's Residence (summer residence)
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Stiff-Jarman House Governor's Residence (current headquarters of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)
- Mahonia Hall
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Territorial
- Puerto Rico see Caribbean in this article
- Guam:
Government House (Governor)
South America
- Casa Rosada (President)
- Quinta de Olivos (President's residence)
- Palacio de Gobierno (President)
- Palácio da Alvorada (Presidential residence)
- Palácio do Planalto (Presidential office)
- Granja do Torto (President, retreat)
- Palácio do Jaburu (Vice President)
Former
- Catete Palace (President, formerly; kept as Museu da República)
- Paço de São Cristóvão (King and Emperor, formerly; kept as the National Museum of Brazil)
- Palácio Imperial de Petrópolis (Emperor, summer residence, formerly; kept as Imperial Museum of Brazil)
State
- Private residence (President)
- Cerro Castillo (President, retreat)
Former
- Palacio de La Moneda (President, formerly; kept as office for President)
- Palacio de Nariño (President)
- Casa de Huspedes (Cartagena) (President)
- Hacienda Hato Grande (President, retreat)
- Presidential Palace
- Suarez Residence (President)
- Anchorena Park (President, retreat)
Former
Asia
- Presidential Palace
- Zhongnanhai (most top Communist Party of China leaders)
Special administrative regions
- Hong Kong:
Government House (Chief Executive)
Fanling Lodge (Chief Executive - Summer/alternate)
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)
Former British Colony of Hong Kong
- Flagstaff House (commander of British forces in Hong Kong, formerly)
- 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)
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- Presidential Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)
Former
- Presidential Palace in Nanjing (1927–1937, 1946–1949; kept as museum from 1998)
National
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- Rashtrapati Bhavan (President)
- Rashtrapati Nilayam (President, retreat)
- The Retreat Building (President, retreat)
- Vice President House (Vice-President)
- 7 Race Course Road (Prime Minister)
- Hyderabad House (visiting foreign dignitaries)
State
- Andhra Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Arunachal Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Assam:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Bihar:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Chattisgarh:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Goa:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Gujarat:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Haryana:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Himachal Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Jammu and Kashmir:
Raj Bhavan, Jammu (Governor, winter residence)
Raj Bhavan, Srinagar (Governor, summer residence) - Jharkhand:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Karnataka:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Kerala:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Madhya Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan, Bhopal (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Pachmarchi (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) - Manipur:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Meghalaya:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Mizoram:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Nagaland:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Orissa:
Raj Bhavan (Governor)
- Punjab:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Rajasthan:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Sikkim:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Tamil Nadu:
Raj Bhavan, Chennai (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Ooty (Governor, summer residence) - Tripura:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Uttar Pradesh:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - Uttarakhand:
Raj Bhavan (Governor) - West Bengal:
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Governor)
Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling (Governor, summer residence)
Union Territories
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor) - Chandigarh:
Raj Bhavan, Punjab (Administrator) - National Capital Territory of Delhi:
Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor) - Pondicherry:
Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
- Istana Negara (President)
- Istana Merdeka (President)
- Istana Bogor (President, retreat)
- Istana Cipanas (President, retreat)
- Villa Pelabuhan Ratu (President, seaside retreat)
- Istana Tampak Siring, Bali (President)
- Gedung Agung (President)
- Diponegoro House (Vice President)
- Wisma Negara (visiting foreign dignitaries)
Sultanates
- Yogyakarta Sultanate:
Keraton Ngayokyakarto Hadiningrat (Sultan) - Surakarta:
Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat (Sultan) - Kasepuhan:
Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon (Sultan) - Kanoman:
Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon (Sultan) - Kacirebonan:
Keraton Kacirebonan, Cirebon (Sultan) - Deli:
Istana Maimun, Medan (Sultan) - Siak:
Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura (Sultan)
Provincial
- West Sumatra:
Istana Pagaruyung (Yang di-pertuan gadih) - South Sulawesi:
Istana Luwu (Governor)
Territorial
- Aceh:
Meligoe Aceh (Governor)
- Per Sharia Law (Iran is an Islamic Republic), the nation is not permitted to construct a residence solely for the use of a political dignitary, in this case the president. However the president may construct his own residence only for his use.
Former
- Golestan Palace (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
- Ali Qapu (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
- Niavaran Palace Complex (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
- Sadabad Palace (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
Former
- Presidential Palace (President, formerly)
- President House
- Prime Minister House
- Kōkyo, also known as Imperial Palace (Emperor)
- Tōgū Gosho, also known as Tōgū Palace (Crown Prince)
- Kantei (Prime Minister's Office)
- Kōtei (Official Residence of Prime Minister, adjacent to Kantei)
Former
- Kyōto Gosho, also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
- Edo-jō, also known as Edo Castle (Shōgun, 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
- Gaishō Kōtei, also known as Prince Asaka Residence (Prime Minister, 1947 and 48–50, now open to the public as museum)
- Raghdan Palace (King)
- Basman Palace (King)
- Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)
- Presidential Palace
Former
- Kumsusan Memorial Palace (President, formerly; kept as mausoleum)
- Sief Palace (Emir)
- Dar Salwa (Emir)
Former
- Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)
- White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace
- Haw Kham Palace (President)
- Baabda Palace (President)
- Beiteddine Palace (President, summer retreat)
Former
- Fakhreddine Palace (King, formerly; kept as a museum)
- Istana Negara, also called National Palace (King)
- Istana Melawati (King, retreat)
- Seri Perdana (Prime Minister)
- Seri Satria (Deputy Prime Minister)
- Presidential Palace
- Qasr al Alam Royal Palace
- Bait Barka- Sultans' Retreat in Barka
- Hisn Seeb- Sultans' Farm in Seeb
- Hisn Salalah- Sultans Retreat in waterfront district of Salalah
- Qasr Mamoora- Sultans official residence in Salalah
- Razat Farm- Sultans Retreat in his Farm in Salalah
- Sohar Palace- Sultans Farm in Sohar
Federal
Provincial
- Balochistan:
Governor's House - North-West Frontier Province:
Governor's House - Punjab:
Governor House - Sindh:
Flag Staff House (Governor)
- Malacañan Palace (President)
- Mansion House (President, summer retreat)
- Malacañan sa Sugbo (President, Palace in Visayas)
- Malacañan sa Davao (President, Palace in Mindanao)
Former
- Palacio de Gobernador, Intramuros (Governor-General (Spain), formerly; now kept as a government buliding)
- Emir's Palace (Emir)
- Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
- Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
- Mina Royal Palace
- Makkah Royal Palace
- Presidential Palace, also called Tesheen Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Grand Palace (Monarch, official but not residential)
- Chitralada Palace (Monarch, Bangkok residence of the King and Queen)
- Klai Kangwon Villa (Monarch, seaside retrreat)
- Sukhothai Palace (Crown Prince)
- Srapathum Palace (Princess Royal)
Former
- Sanam Chan Palace (monarch, now a museum)
- Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (Monarch, summer retreat, now a museum)
- Dusit Palace (Monarch)
- Vimanmek Palace (Monarch, now a museum)
- Front Palace (Vice-King, now the National Museum)
- Rear Palace (Krom Phra Rachawanglang now Siriraj Hospital)
- Presidential Palace
Europe
- Pallati i Brigadave
- Presidential Palace, also "President House"
- #1 Government House (Prime Minister)
- Hofburg Imperial Palace (President)
- Ballhausplatz Nr. 2 (Chancellor)
- Royal Palace of Brussels (monarch)
- Château de Laeken (monarch)
- Rue de la Loi-Wetstraat 16 (Prime Minister)
- Presidency Building
- Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)
- Prague Castle (President)
- The Lány Chateau (President, summer residence)
- Kramářova Vila (Prime Minister)
- Gråsten Palace (monarch, summer retreat)
- Amalienborg Palace (monarch, winter retreat)
- Fredensborg Palace (monarch, spring and autumn retreat)
- Sorgenfri Palace (monarch)
- Marselisborg Palace (monarch)
- Chancellory House (crown prince)
- Schackenborg Castle (younger son of the monarch)
- Chateau de Cayx (monarch, summer retreat in France)
- Marienborg (Prime Minister, summer residence)
- Kadriorg Palace (President)
- Paslepa (President, residence)
- Presidential Palace (President)
- Mäntyniemi, also Talludden (President)
- Kultaranta, also Gullranda (President, summer residence)
- Kesäranta, also Villa Bjälbo (Prime Minister)
Former
- Tamminiemi (President, formerly; kept as Urho Kekkonen Museum)
- Palais de l'Élysée (President)
- Château de Rambouillet (President)
- Fort de Brégançon (President, summer residence)
- Domaine National de Marly (President)
- Domaine de Souzy-la-Biche (President)
- Hôtel Matignon (Prime Minister)
- Hôtel de Lassay (President of the French National Assembly)
- Hôtel de Marigny (visiting foreign dignitaries)
Territorial
- French Polynesia:
Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
- Presidential Palace
- Schloss Bellevue (President)
- Villa Hammerschmidt (President, second residence)
- Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor)
- Palais Schaumburg (Chancellor, second residence)
- Presidential Mansion (President, formerly the Crown Prince)
- Maximos Mansion (Prime Minister)
Former
- Palace of Dekeleia (monarch, now planned to be kept as a museum and a national park)
- Mon Repos (monarch, retreat on Corfu, now kept as a museum)
- Psychiko Mansion (used by Queen-Mother Fredericka, now a private residence)
- Polydendri Pavillion (monarch, retreat, now a national park)
- Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
Former
- Buda Castle (King, formerly; retained as Historical Museum of Budapest and Hungarian National Gallery)
- Áras an Uachtaráin (President)
- Steward's Lodge, Farmleigh (for Taoiseach but not used)
- Farmleigh (visiting foreign dignitaries)
- Mansion House, Dublin (Lord Mayor of Dublin)
- Quirinal Palace, Rome (President of the Republic, official residence)
- Castelporziano (President of the Republic, country residence)
- Villa Rosebery, Naples (President of the Republic, summer residence)
- Palazzo Chigi, Rome (the Italian Government)
- Villa Madama (Prime Minister)
- Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
Former
- Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas (President, formerly; kept as museum)
- Royal Palace of Lithuania (formerly Grand Duke; demolished)
- Grand Ducal Palace (monarch)
- Berg Castle (monarch)
- Presidential Palace
- San Anton Palace (Official Residence of the President)
- Verdala Palace (Summer Residence of the President)
- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Huis ten Bosch (monarch)
- Noordeinde Palace (monarch; kept as office for monarch)
- The Royal Palace
- Villa Eikenhorst (Crown Prince and family)
- Castle Drakensteyn (monarch, retreat; visiting foreign dignitaries)
- Catshuis (Prime Minister)
Former
- Het Loo (monarch, formerly; retreat, now kept as museum)
- Noordeinde 66 (monarch, formerly; kept as office for Prince of Orange)
- Soestdijk Palace (monarch, formerly; residence of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, now kept as museum)
- 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), (visiting foreign dignitaries)
- Presidential Palace (President)
- Summer Residence (President, summer retreat)
- Belém Palace (President)
- Palace of São Bento (Prime Minister)
- Palace of Necessidades (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Kremlin (President)
- Zavidovo (President)
- Novo-Ogaryovo (President)
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 (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)
- Novi Dvor (New Palace) (President of Serbia)
- Beli Dvor (White Palace) (Crown Prince)
Former
- Old Palace (King, formerly; kept as City Assembly of Belgrade)
- Presidential Palace
- 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)
- Palacio de El Pardo (visiting foreign dignitaries, former dictator Francisco Franco's residence)
Autonomous communities
- 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)
- Stockholm Palace (monarch)
- Drottningholm Palace (monarch)
- Strömsholm Palace (monarch)
- Rosersberg Palace (monarch)
- Ulriksdal Palace (monarch)
- Rosendal Palace (monarch)
- Tullgarn Palace (monarch)
- Gripsholm Castle (monarch)
- Sager House (Prime Minister)
- Harpsund (Prime Minister, summer retreat)
- Çankaya Köşkü (President)
- Dolmabahçe Palace (occasionally used by the Prime Minister for hosting foreign guests in Istanbul)
- Huber Köşkü Istanbul Residence of the President (President)
Former
- Topkapı Palace (Emperor, formerly; kept as museum)
- Yıldız Palace (Emperor, formerly; kept as museum)
- Mariyinsky Palace (President)
- House with Chimaeras (President)
- House of the Weeping Widow (President)
- Massandra Palace (President)
- Potocki Palace, Lviv (President)
- Buckingham Palace (Official London Residence of the Monarch, residence of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex)
- Windsor Castle (Official Residence of the Monarch)
- Holyrood Palace (Residence of the Monarch in Scotland)
- Hillsborough Castle (Residence of the Monarch in Northern Ireland)
- Clarence House (Official Residence of the Prince of Wales)
- Kensington Palace (Residence of the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent)
- St. James's Palace (Seat of the Royal Court and Senior Palace of the Sovereign, Residence of the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy)
- 10 Downing Street (First Lord of the Treasury)
- 11 Downing Street (Second Lord of the Treasury)
- 12 Downing Street (Government Chief Whip, currently houses the Office of the Prime Minister)
- Chequers Court (Country Residence of the Prime Minister)
- Carlton House Terrace (Cabinet Ministers and Senior Civil Servants, with Number 1 reserved exclusively for the Foreign Secretary)
- Admiralty House (Three Ministerial Flats for use by Ministers of the Crown)
- Chevening House (The official country residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom although it may be given by the discretion of the Prime Minister to a Cabinet Minister)
- Dorneywood (Country Residence for the use by a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, by tradition usually given to the Second Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
- Bute House (Scottish First Minister)
- Lambeth Palace (Archbishop of Canterbury)
- Palace of Westminster (Grand State apartments for the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords and the Speaker of the House of Commons)
Former
- Bridewell Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
- Carlton House, London (Prince, formerly; demolished)
- Cumberland House (Prince, formerly; demolished)
- Hampton Court Palace (King, formerly; kept as museum)
- Kew Palace (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
- Marlborough House (Queen, formerly; kept for headquarters for Commonwealth Secretariat)
- 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 barracks and vault)
- Palace of Westminster (King, formerly; kept as houses of parliament)
- Palace of Whitehall (King, formerly; demolished)
Territorial
- Anguilla:
Government House (Governor) - Bermuda:
Government House (Governor) - British Virgin Islands:
Government House (Governor) - Cayman Islands:
Government House (Governor) - Falkland Islands:
Government House (Governor) - Gibraltar:
The Convent (Governor)
6 Convent Place (Chief Minister) - Montserrat:
Government House (Governor) - Pitcairn Islands:
Government House (Governor) - Saint Helena:
Government House (Governor) - Turks and Caicos Islands:
Government House (Governor)
- Apostolic Palace (Pope)
- Castel Gandolfo (Pope, retreat)
Former
- Lateran Palace (Pope, formerly; kept as Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities)
- Castel Sant'Angelo (Pope, formerly; kept as Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo)
Oceania
Federal
- Government House (Governor-General)
- Admiralty House (Governor-General, Sydney residence)
- The Lodge (Prime Minister)
- Kirribilli House (Prime Minister, Sydney residence)
State
- Queensland:
Government House (Governor) - South Australia:
Government House (Governor) - Tasmania:
Government House (Governor) - Victoria:
Government House (Governor) - Western Australia:
Government House (Governor)
State, former
- New South Wales:
Government House (Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions)
Hillview, (Governor summer residence at Sutton Forest (1882-1958), formerly) - Queensland:
Old Government House (Governor, formerly; kept as headquarters of the National Trust of Australia) - South Australia:
Old Government House (Governor summer residence (1860-1880), formerly)[9] - Victoria
La Trobe's Cottage (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept as museum)[10]
Toorak House (Governor, formerly; currently being used as a church)[11]
Stonnington Mansion (Governor, formerly; currently being restored as private home)[12]
Territorial
- Norfolk Island:
Government House (Administrator) - Northern Territory:
Government House (Administrator) - Christmas Island:
Government House (Administrator) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
Government House (Administrator)
- Government House (Queen's Representative)
Former
- State House (President, formerly; kept as immigration detention center)
- Government House (Governor-General)
- Government House (Governor-General, Auckland residence)
- Premier House (Prime Minister)
Former
Territorial
- Tokelau:
Government House (Administrator)
- Government House (Governor-General)
- Government House (Chief)
- Government House (Governor-General)
- Government House (Governor General)
- State House (President)
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Governor General of Canada: Rideau Hall. 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
- ^ Governor General of Canada: La Citadelle
- ^ Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive
- ^ National Capital Commission: Harrington Lake
- ^ National Capital Commission: Stornoway
- ^ National Capital Commission: The Farm
- ^ National Capital Commission: 7 Rideau Gate
- ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor: Speech by Iona Campolo, Retired Heads of Mission Association's Gala Dinner, Royal Roads University, Hatley Castle, Victoria, BC, February 5, 2007
- ^ Belair National Park - Visiting the Park
- ^ National Trust of Australia: La Trobe's Cottage
- ^ Toorak House
- ^ Melbourne Buildings: Stonnington
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