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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.
Former
Former
Provincial, former











Former

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
* Alberta: Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions)





Former
* National Palace (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as seat of Federal Executive)
*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


(non-official presidential residences)
City
- Cableland
- Manoogian Mansion Mayor's Mansion
- Getty House
- Gracie Mansion Mayor's Mansion
State
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- California Governor's Mansion
- Getty House: (Los Angeles City Mayor)
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Woodburn
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
: Washington Place (Queen then Governor, formerly kept as museum)
- ?Iolani Palace (Queen, formerly kept for official government functions)
- Hulihee Palace (Queen, formerly retained as museum)
- The Idaho House
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Terrace Hill
- Cedar Crest
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Blaine House
- Government House
- Jennings House (from 1777-1870)
- none
- Lansing Governor's Residence
- Mackinac Island Governor's Residence (summer residence)
- Governor's Residence
- Governor's Residence
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Bridges House Governor's Mansion
- Drumthwacket
- Governor's Mansion
- Executive Mansion
- Gracie Mansion (New York City Mayor)
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Stiff-Jarman House Governor's Residence (current headquarters of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)
- Mahonia Hall
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
* Utah
- Governor's Mansion
- The Pavilion
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
Territorial


Former
State

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








Former
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Special administrative regions
Former British Colony of Hong Kong
esidential Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)
Former
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State
Union Territories
Sultanates
Provincial
* West Sumatra: Istana Pagaruyung (Yang di-pertuan gadih)
Territorial
>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.

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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
- Kinshasa Presidential Palace
- Brazzaville Presidential Palace
- Le Palais de la Présidence (President)


Former






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















- Presidential Palace
- Presidential Palace




Provincial, former


- Embo State Palace (King)
- Royal Kraal (King)






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
* Alberta: Government House (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions)

- Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (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)


(non-official presidential residences)
City
- Cableland
- Manoogian Mansion Mayor's Mansion
- Getty House
- Gracie Mansion Mayor's Mansion
State
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- California Governor's Mansion
- Getty House: (Los Angeles City Mayor)
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Woodburn
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
: Washington Place (Queen then Governor, formerly kept as museum)
- ?Iolani Palace (Queen, formerly kept for official government functions)
- Hulihee Palace (Queen, formerly retained as museum)
- The Idaho House
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Terrace Hill
- Cedar Crest
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Blaine House
- Government House
- Jennings House (from 1777-1870)
- none
- Lansing Governor's Residence
- Mackinac Island Governor's Residence (summer residence)
- Governor's Residence
- Governor's Residence
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Bridges House Governor's Mansion
- Drumthwacket
- Governor's Mansion
- Executive Mansion
- Gracie Mansion (New York City Mayor)
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Stiff-Jarman House Governor's Residence (current headquarters of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)
- Mahonia Hall
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
* Utah
- Governor's Mansion
- The Pavilion
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Executive Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
- Governor's Mansion
Territorial
South America



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

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)






- Suarez Residence (President)
- Anchorena Park (President, retreat)

Former
Asia







- Khemarindra Palace (King)
*Zhongnanhai (most top Communist Party of China leaders)
Special administrative regions
Former British Colony of Hong Kong
* Presidential Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)
Former

National
* Rashtrapati Bhavan (President)
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

- 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)
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

Former

- President House
- Prime Minister House

Former
- Kyoto Gosho, also known as Kyoto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
- Edo-jo, also known as Edo Castle (Shogun, 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
- Gaisho Kotei, 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)

- Pyongyang No. 15 (Chairman of National Defense Commission)
Former

- Sief Palace (Emir)
- Dar Salwa (Emir)
Former
- Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

- White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace

- Haw Kham Palace (President)

Former
- Fakhreddine Palace (King, formerly; kept as a museum)


* Theemuge (President)


- Narayanhity Palace (King)

- 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


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

* Istana Singapore (President)


- Presidential Palace, also called Tesheen 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




Europe


- Presidential Palace, also "President House"
- #1 Government House (Prime Minister)



- 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)

* Euxinograd (President)


- Presidential Palace
- Prague Castle (President)
- The Lány Chateau (President, summer residence)
- Kramárova Vila (Prime Minister)

* Gråsten Palace (monarch, summer retreat)

- Kadriorg Palace (President)
- Paslepa (President, residence)

* Presidential Palace (President)
Former

Territorial
- French Polynesia:
Presidence (President of French Polynesia) Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)


* Schloss Bellevue (President)

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)







Former






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)




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)

Grassalkovich Palace (President)

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 miles 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 Köskü (President)
Dolmabahçe Palace (occasionally used by the Prime Minister for hosting foreign guests in Istanbul)
Huber Köskü Istanbul Residence of the President (President)
Former
Topkapi Palace (Emperor, formerly; kept as museum)
Yildiz Palace (Emperor, formerly; kept as museum)

Mariyinsky Palace (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)
Victoria La Trobe's Cottage (Lieutenant Governor, formerly; kept as museum) Toorak House (Governor, formerly; currently being used as a church) Stonnington Mansion (Governor, formerly; currently being restored as private home)
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)

Government House (President)

Former
State House (President, formerly; kept as immigration detention center)

Government House (Governor-General)
Government House (Governor-General, Auckland residence)
Premier House (Prime Minister)
Government House (Governor-General)
Government House (Chief)
Government House (Governor-General)
* Royal Palace (King)
Government House (Governor General)
State House (President)
See also
Presidential palace
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