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Official residence

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An official residence is the residence that a head of state or head of government has. They may actually live elsewhere, but the country makes this available to them. In federal countries, the local leader may also have an official residence.

International organizations

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  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Kiriri Presidential Palace
  • Unity Palace[1]
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Government Building
  • Presidential Palace
  • Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace

Provincial

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Provincial, former

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  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Lozitha Palace (King)

North America and Caribbean

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  • Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)
24 Sussex Drive, Official Residence of the Canadian Prime Minister

Provincial

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*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.

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)
  • Casa Presidencial

None. The President uses own private residence.

*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.

Querétaro

  • Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)
White House, Washington
Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
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

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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.

Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey

This section is reserved for official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions.

South America

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Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires
  • 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)
Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília
Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
Casa de Nariño, Bogota
Palacio de Gobierno, Lima
The Government House, Yerevan
Bangabhaban, Dhaka
Uttara Gonobhaban, Natore
Istana Nurul Iman courtyard
Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Office and Residence
Residence

Special administrative regions

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Government House, Hong Kong

Former Portuguese Macau

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Former British Colony of Hong Kong

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Presidential Building, Taipei
Workplace
Residence
Guest House
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
Arched Gate of the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

Union Territories

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Istana Merdeka, Jakarta

Provincial

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Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.
Kantei, Tokyo
Beiteddine Palace

Provincial

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  • Emir's Palace (Emir)
  • Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
  • Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
  • Mina Royal Palace
  • Makkah Royal Palace
Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul
- Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
- Its address is "1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea". It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty.
- Cheong Nam Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. It was returned to public in 2003.
- It is in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.
- Cheong Hae Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. Although the president no longer uses this facility this compound is still under the administration of the Republic of Korea Navy, and thus is not open to public access.
- It is located on one of the islands of Geoje-shi, South Gyeongsang Province.
- This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
- Its address is "111-2 Samcheongdong-gil, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea". It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
- 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 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 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.
  • Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
  • Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)
Grand Palace, Bangkok
Presidential Palace, Hanoi
Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2
  • Presidency Building
  • Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)
Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria

Former royal residences

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Prague Castle is the residence of the President of the Czech Republic
Amalienborg Palace
Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn.
Palais de l'Elysée
Hôtel Matignon

Former royal residences

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Territorial

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  •  French Polynesia
    • Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
    • Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
Villa Hammerschmidt
Schloss Bellevue
Bundeskanzleramt
Palais Schaumburg

Federal

States

Former royal residences

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

Sanssouci Palace

Other

Mannheim Palace
Buda Castle, Budapest
Palazzo del Quirinale
Villa Doria Pamphili

Former residences

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Presidential Palace, Vilnius
Grand Ducal Palace
San Anton Palace, Attard
  • 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)
  • Presidential Palace, Tiraspol
  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)
Royal Palace, Amsterdam
Royal Palace, Oslo
Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon.
Queluz National Palace, Queluz.
Grand Kremlin Palace
Novi dvor (New Court)
Government of the Republic of Kosovo building in Pristina
Grassalkovich Palace
Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid

Autonomous communities

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The Royal Palace in Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace
Harpsund
Former royal residences
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Prime Ministerial

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Gubernatorial

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Federal Palace

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Mariyinsky Palace, Kyiv
Buckingham Palace, London
Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh

Territorial

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Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Government House, Melbourne
State, former
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Territorial

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  • Villa Vailima
Royal Palace, Tonga
Çankaya Mansion

Transcontinental

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References

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