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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
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Kinshasa Presidential Palace
  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace

Former

  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Villa Syli (official guest house)
  • Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Royal Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace

Provincial, former

  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace

Americas

Caribbean

  • Presidential Palace (or National Palace)

North America

Former
  • Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)
Federal
Former, federal
Provincial

*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
Government House, Regina
  • Casa Presidencial (President)
Former
National Palace, Mexico City

*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, Washington

(non-official presidential residences)

State
Governor's Mansion, Kentucky
Governor's Mansion, Texas
State, former
ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu
Territorial

South America

Former
State
Former
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Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
Palacio de Gobierno, Lima
  • Presidential Palace
Former

Asia

  • Presidential Palace
Zhongnanhai

Special administrative regions

Former British Colony of Hong Kong
Former Portuguese Colony of Macau
Presidential Building

Former

National

Rashtrapati Bhavan

State

File:Raj Bhavan Chennai.jpg
Raj Bhavan, Tamil Nadu
File:Raj Bhavan Udagamandalam.JPG
Raj Bhavan, Ooty

Union Territories

Sultanates

  • Yogyakarta Sultanate:
    Keraton Ngayokyakarto Hadiningrat (Sultan)
  • Surakarta:
    Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat (Sultan)
  • Kasepuhan:
    Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon (Sultan)
  • Kanoman:
    Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon (Sultan)
  • Deli:
    Istana Maimun, Medan (Sultan)
  • Siak:
    Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura (Sultan)

Provincial

Pagaruyung Palace, since destroyed by fire

Territorial

Golestan Palace
  • Per Sharia Law (Iran is an Islamic Republic), the nation is not permitted to construct a residence soley 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

Former

  • President House
  • Prime Minister House
Kōtei (Official Residence of Prime Minister) at its completion in 1929 as Kantei (Prime Minister's Office)

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)
  • Presidential Palace

Former

File:Kumsusan Palace.jpg
Kumsusan Memorial Palace
Blue House

Former

  • White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
Beiteddine Palace

Former

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Presidential Palace, Maldives
  • Presidential Palace

   Nepal

  • Qasr al Alam Royal Palace

Federal

Provincial

  • Emir's Palace (Emir)
  • Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
  • Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
  • Mina Royal Palace
  • Makkah Royal Palace
Istana Singapore
  • Presidential Palace, also called Tesheen Palace
  • Presidential Palace
Grand Palace, Bangkok
Presidential Palace, Hanoi
  • Presidential Palace

Europe

  • Pallati i Brigadave
  • Presidential Palace, also "President House"
  • #1 Government House (Prime Minister)
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2
  • Presidency Building
  • Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)
Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria
Amalienborg Palace
Presidential Palace, Helsinki

Former

Palais de l'Elysée

Territorial

  • French Polynesia:
    Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
    Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
  • Presidential Palace
Bundeskanzleramt
  • Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

Former

Buda Castle, Budapest
Presidential Palace, Vilinus

Former

  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
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Royal Palace, Amsterdam

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
Kremlin

Former

Novi Dvor (New Palace)

Former

Grassalkovich Palace
  • Presidential Palace
Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid

Autonomous communities

Royal Palace, Stockholm

Former

Buckingham Palace, London
10 Downing Street

Former

Territorial

Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Former

Oceania

Federal

State

Government House, Melbourne
State, former

Territorial

Former

File:Government House, Wellington.jpg
Government House, Wellington, New Zealand is the principal residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand

Former

Territorial

Royal Palace, Tonga

See also

Footnotes