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* [[Cheong Wa Dae|Blue House]] ([[President of South Korea|President]])
* [[Cheong Wa DaeBlue House ([[President of South Korea|President]])


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Revision as of 14:33, 21 June 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
  • 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)

Former

  • 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

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
Provincial

*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.

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)

City

Note that some mayors of those cities with an official mayor's residence (notably Detroit and New York) choose instead to reside at their private residence, using the official residence for official functions only.

  • Denver
Cableland
  • Detroit
Manoogian Mansion
  • Los Angeles
Getty House
  • New York
Gracie Mansion
State
  • Alabama
Governor's Mansion
  • Alaska
Governor's Mansion
  • Arkansas
Governor's Mansion
  • California
California Governor's Mansion
Getty House: (Los Angeles City Mayor)
  • Colorado
Governor's Mansion
  • Connecticut
Governor's Mansion
  • Delaware
Woodburn
  • Florida
Governor's Mansion
  • Georgia
Governor's Mansion
  • Hawaii
ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu
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
The Idaho House
  • Illinois
Executive Mansion
  • Indiana
Governor's Mansion
  • Iowa
Terrace Hill
  • Kansas
Cedar Crest
  • Kentucky
Governor's Mansion
Governor's Mansion, Kentucky
  • Louisiana
Governor's Mansion
  • Maine
Blaine House
  • Maryland
Government House
Jennings House (from 1777-1870)
  • Massachusetts
none
  • Michigan
Lansing Governor's Residence
Mackinac Island Governor's Residence (summer residence)
  • Minnesota
Governor's Residence
  • Mississippi
Governor's Residence
  • Missouri
Governor's Mansion
  • Montana
Governor's Mansion
  • Nebraska
Governor's Mansion
  • Nevada
Governor's Mansion
  • New Hampshire
Bridges House Governor's Mansion
  • New Jersey
Drumthwacket
  • New Mexico
Governor's Mansion
  • New York
Executive Mansion
  • North Carolina
Executive Mansion
  • North Dakota
Governor's Mansion
  • Ohio
Governor's Mansion
  • Oklahoma
Governor's Mansion
  • Oregon
Stiff-Jarman House Governor's Residence (current headquarters of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)
Mahonia Hall
  • Pennsylvania
Governor's Mansion
  • South Carolina
Governor's Mansion
  • South Dakota
Governor's Mansion
  • Tennessee
Governor's Mansion
  • Texas
Governor's Mansion
Governor's Mansion, Texas
  • Utah
Governor's Mansion
  • Vermont
The Pavilion
  • Virginia
Executive Mansion
  • Washington
Governor's Mansion
  • West Virginia
Executive Mansion
  • Wisconsin
Governor's Mansion
  • Wyoming
Governor's Mansion
Territorial

South America

Former
State
Former
File:La Moneda 2.jpg
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
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)
  • Kacirebonan:
    Keraton Kacirebonan, Cirebon (Sultan)
  • Deli:
    Istana Maimun, Medan (Sultan)
  • Siak:
    Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura (Sultan)

Provincial

Pagaruyung Palace, since destroyed by fire

Territorial

Golestan Palace

Former

Former

  • President House
  • Prime Minister House
Kantei (Prime Minister's Office)
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

Blue House

Former

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

Former

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Presidential Palace, Maldives
  • Presidential Palace

   Nepal

  • 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

  • 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

Former

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

Former

  • Government House (Lieutenant Governor)

Former

Buda Castle, Budapest
Presidential Palace, Vilinus

Former

  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
  • Presidential Palace
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
Grand Kremlin Palace

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

Former

Territorial

Royal Palace, Tonga

See also

Footnotes