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, or even actually live.

International [edit]

 United Nations [edit]

• A townhouse in Sutton Place, Manhattan (Secretary-General of the United Nations)

Africa [edit]

 Algeria [edit]

• El Mouradia (President)

 Benin [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Botswana [edit]

• State House (President)

 Burkina Faso [edit]

• Palais Kosyam

 Burundi [edit]

• Kiriri Presidential Palace

 Cameroon [edit]

• Unity Palace^[1]

 Cape Verde [edit]

• Palácio Presidencial

 Central African Republic [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Chad [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Comoros [edit]

• Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of the [edit]

• Kinshasa Presidential Palace Palais de la Nation

Congo, Republic of the [edit]

• Brazzaville Presidential Palace

 Côte d'Ivoire [edit]

• Le Palais de la Présidence (President)

 Djibouti [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Egypt [edit]

• Abdeen Palace (President)
• Heliopolis Palace (President)
• Ras Al-Teen Palace (President)
• Koubbeh Palace (visiting foreign dignitaries)
• AL-Etahadia Palace (President)

Former [edit]

• Montaza Palace (King, formerly; kept as a hotel)
• Ras el-Tin Palace (King, formerly)

 Equatorial Guinea [edit]

• Malabo Government Building

 Eritrea [edit]

• Asmara President's Office

 Ethiopia [edit]

• National Palace (President)
• Imperial Palace (Prime Minister)

 Gabon [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Gambia [edit]

• State House (President)

 Ghana [edit]

• Osu Castle formal (Presidential) residence
• Golden Jubilee House current (Presidential) residence
• Peduase Lodge (Presidential) retreat

 Guinea [edit]

• Presidential Palace
• Villa Syli (official guest house)

Former [edit]

• Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the man of death)

 Guinea-Bissau [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Kenya [edit]

• State House (President)

 Lesotho [edit]

• Royal Palace (King)

 Liberia [edit]

• Executive Mansion (President)

 Libya [edit]

• Bab al-Azizia (Leader and Guide of the Revolution, formerly)

 Madagascar [edit]

• Iavoloha
• Ambohitsorohitra

 Malawi [edit]

• Sanjika Palace (President)
• New State House (President)

 Mali [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Mauritania [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Mauritius [edit]

• State House (President)
• Clarisse House (Prime Ministers)

 Morocco [edit]

• Palais Royal, Rabat (main residence)
• Dar el Makzhen, Fes
• Bahia Palace, Marrakech
• Dar el Makzhen, Tangier
• El Badi Palace, Marrakech

 Mozambique [edit]

• Palácio da Ponta Vermelha (President)

 Namibia [edit]

• State House (President)

 Niger [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Nigeria [edit]

• Aso Villa

 Rwanda [edit]

• Urugwiro

 São Tomé and Príncipe [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Senegal [edit]

• Palais de la Republique (President)

 Seychelles [edit]

• State House (President)

 Sierra Leone [edit]

• State House (President)

 Somalia [edit]

• Villa Somalia (President)

 South Africa [edit]

• Mahlamba Ndlopfu, Pretoria, (President)
• Union Buildings, Pretoria (President)
• Groote Schuur, official Cape Town residence

Provincial [edit]

• Leeuwenhof (Premier of the Western Cape)

Provincial, former [edit]

• 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)

 Sudan [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Swaziland [edit]

• Lozitha Palace (King)

 Tanzania [edit]

• State House (President)

 Togo [edit]

• The Palace of the Governors

 Tunisia [edit]

• Carthage Palace

 Uganda [edit]

• State House (President)

 Zambia [edit]

• State House (President)

 Zimbabwe [edit]

• State House (President)

Americas [edit]

Caribbean [edit]

 Antigua and Barbuda [edit]

• Government House (Governor General)

 Bahamas [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Barbados [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Ilaro Court (Prime Minister)

 Cuba [edit]

Former [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Dominica [edit]

• Government House (President)

 Dominican Republic [edit]

• Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic (President)

 Grenada [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Haiti [edit]

• National Palace (destroyed by the 2010 earthquake)

 Jamaica [edit]

• King's House, also Government House (Governor-General)
• Jamaica House (Prime Minister's office)
• Vale Royal (Prime Minister)

 Saint Kitts and Nevis [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Saint Lucia [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Trinidad and Tobago [edit]

• President's House
• St. Anns Diplomatic Residence (Prime Minister)
• Whitehall (Prime Minister's office)
• Official residence (Chief Secretary, Tobago house of Assembly)

North America [edit]

 Belize [edit]

• Belize House (Governor-General)

Former [edit]

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

 Canada [edit]

Federal [edit]

• Rideau Hall (Monarch; Governor General, Ottawa residence)^[2]
• Citadelle of Quebec (Monarch; Governor General, Quebec City residence)^[3]
• 24 Sussex Drive (Prime Minister)^[4]
• Harrington Lake (Prime Minister, country retreat)^[5]
• Stornoway (Leader of Opposition)^[6]
• The Farm, Gatineau Park (Speaker of the House of Commons)^[7]
• 7 Rideau Gate (visiting foreign dignitaries)^[8]

Provincial [edit]

• 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)
• Quebec:
  Édifice Price/Price Building (Premier)

*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.

 Costa Rica [edit]

• Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

 El Salvador [edit]

• Casa Presidencial, also called Casa Blanca (President)

 Guatemala [edit]

• Casa Presidencial

Former [edit]

• National Palace (Guatemala)

 Honduras [edit]

• Palacio "José Cecilio del Valle" (President)

 Mexico [edit]

• Los Pinos (President)

Former [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Querétaro

• Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

 Nicaragua [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Panama [edit]

• Palacio de las Garzas (President)

 United States [edit]

• White House (President)
• Camp David (President, retreat)
• Number One Observatory Circle (Vice President)
• Blair House (visiting foreign dignitaries)
• Presidential Townhouse (guest house for former Presidents)
• Trowbridge House (currently being renovated to replace the Presidential Townhouse)

State [edit]

• Alabama:
  Governor's Mansion
  President's Mansion (President of the University of Alabama)
• Alaska:
  Governor's Mansion
• Arkansas:
  Governor's Mansion
• California:
  none
  Former: Governor's Mansion
• Colorado:
  Governor's Mansion
• Connecticut:
  Governor's Mansion
• Delaware:
  Woodburn
• Florida:
  Governor's Mansion
• Georgia:
  Governor's Mansion
• Hawaii:
  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
  Supreme Court Justices' apartments
  University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor's Residence^[9]
  President's House, home of the University of Illinois' President^[10]
• Indiana:
  Governor's Mansion
• Iowa:
  Terrace Hill
• Kansas:
  Cedar Crest
• Kentucky:
  Governor's Mansion
  Old Governor's Mansion (now official residence of the Lieutenant Governor)
  Maxwell Place (President of the University of Kentucky)^[11]
• Louisiana:
  Governor's Mansion
• Maine:
  Blaine House
• Maryland:
  Government House
  Jennings House (from 1777–1870)
• Massachusetts:
  none
• Michigan:
  Governor's Residence, Lansing
  Governor's Residence, Mackinac Island (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
• 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 (prior to 1988)
  Mahonia Hall
• Pennsylvania:
  Governor's Mansion
• Rhode Island:
  none
• South Carolina:
  Governor's Mansion
• South Dakota:
  Governor's Mansion
• Tennessee:
  Governor's Mansion
• Texas:
  Governor's Mansion
  Texas Speaker's Apartment (at Texas State Capitol)
  Texas Lieutenant Governor's Apartment (prior to 1983 fire) (at Texas State Capitol)
• Utah:
  Governor's Mansion
• Vermont:
  The Pavilion
• Virginia:
  Executive Mansion
  President's House (President of The College of William & Mary)^[12]
• Washington:
  Governor's Mansion
• West Virginia:
  Executive Mansion
• Wisconsin:
  Governor's Mansion
• Wyoming:
  Governor's Mansion

Territorial [edit]

• Puerto Rico:
  La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)
• Guam:
  Government House (Governor)

Local [edit]

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

• Denver, Colorado:
  Cableland
• Detroit, Michigan:
  Manoogian Mansion
• Los Angeles, California:
  Getty House
• New York, New York:
  Gracie Mansion
• Henry County, Ohio:
  Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail (former)

Other [edit]

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

• Charleston, West Virginia:
  Young-Noyes House (President of the University of Charleston)
• Salt Lake City, Utah:
  Beehive House (President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; former)

South America [edit]

 Argentina [edit]

• Casa Rosada (President)
• Quinta de Olivos (President's residence)
• Chapadmalal Residence (Summer House)

 Bolivia [edit]

• 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)

 Brazil [edit]

• Palácio da Alvorada (Presidential residence)
• Palácio do Planalto (Presidential office)
• Granja do Torto (President, retreat)
• Palácio Rio Negro (President, retreat)
• Palácio do Jaburu (Vice President)

Former [edit]

• 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 [edit]

• Federal District (Brazil)
  • Palácio do Buriti

• Maranhão
  • Palácio dos Leões

• Minas Gerais
  • Palácio da Liberdade

• Rio de Janeiro
  • Palácio das Laranjeiras

• São Paulo
  • Palácio dos Bandeirantes

 Chile [edit]

• None. The President uses own private residence.
• Presidential Palace of Cerro Castillo, Viña del Mar (President, retreat)

Former [edit]

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

 Colombia [edit]

• Palacio de Nariño (President)
• Casa de Huspedes (Cartagena) (President)
• Hacienda Hato Grande (President, retreat)

 Ecuador [edit]

• Palacio de Carondelet (President)

 Guyana [edit]

• State House (President)

 Paraguay [edit]

• Mburuvichá Roga (President)
• Palacio de los López (Presidential office)

 Peru [edit]

• Palacio de Gobierno (President)

 Suriname [edit]

• Gouvernementsgebouw, better known as Presidential Palace

 Uruguay [edit]

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

 Venezuela [edit]

• Palacio de Miraflores (President)
• La Casona (Presidential residence)

Asia [edit]

Central Asia [edit]

 Kazakhstan [edit]

• Ak Orda Presidential Palace (President)

 Kyrgyzstan [edit]

• White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace

 Tajikistan [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Turkmenistan [edit]

• Türkmenbaşy Palace (President)

 Uzbekistan [edit]

• Oqsaroy (President)

East Asia [edit]

People's Republic of China [edit]

• Zhongnanhai

 Hong Kong [edit]

• Government House (Chief Executive)
• Fanling Lodge (Chief Executive - Summer/alternate)
• Victoria House and Victoria Flats (15 Barker Road, The Peak) (Chief Secretary)
• 45 Shouson Hill Road, Deep Water Bay (Financial Secretary)
• Residence of Secretary for Justice (19 Severn Road, The Peak) (Secretary for Justice) - located north and behind Headquarter House
• Chief Justice's House (19 Gough Hill Road, The Peak) Also known as Clavadel (built in 1893) and now home to the (Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal)
• Headquarters House (11 Barker Road, The Peak) (Commander-in-Chief of British Forces from 1978 to 1997 and now for the Commanding Officer of PLA in Hong Kong)

Former British Colony of Hong Kong [edit]

• Flagstaff House (commander of British forces in Hong Kong, formerly until 1978)
• 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)

 Japan [edit]

• 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 [edit]

• 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)

Korea, North [edit]

• DPRK Leadership Residence (39°0'56"N 125°44'43"E)
• Ryongsong Residence (Chairman of National Defense Commission)
• Kangdong Residence
• Sinuiju North Korean Leader's Residence

Former [edit]

• Kumsusan Memorial Palace (President, formerly; kept as mausoleum)

Korea, South [edit]

• Cheong Wa Dae ("House with Blue Rooftiles") (President)

- 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 ("Cheong Wa Dae in the South") (President; no longer used)

- 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 located in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.

• Cheong Hae Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae on the Seashore") (President; no longer used)

- 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.

• Chongri Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Prime Minister") (Prime Minister)

- 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.

• Gukhoeuijang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Speaker of National Assembly") (Speaker of National Assembly)

- 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 located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where many foreign missions to Korea are located.

• Daebeobwonjang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Chief Justice") (Chief Justice)

- This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of Republic of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.

- It is also located 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.

 Macau [edit]

• Government House (Chief Executive)

 Mongolia [edit]

• Presidential Palace

Republic of China (Taiwan) [edit]

Workplace

• Presidential Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)

Residence

• Zhongxing Official Residence

Guest House

• Taipei Guest House

Former [edit]

Office and Residence

• Presidential Palace in Nanjing (1927–1937, 1946–1949; kept as museum from 1998)

Residence

• Shilin Official Residence

South Asia [edit]

 Afghanistan [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Bangladesh [edit]

• Bangabhaban (President)
• Uttara Gano Bhaban (Presidential residence in north)
• Gonobhaban (Prime Minister)

 Bhutan [edit]

• Dechenchholing Palace (King)

 India [edit]

National [edit]

• 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 [edit]

• Andhra Pradesh:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
  Chief Minister's Camp Office (Chief Minister)
• 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)
  Anugraha (Chief Minister)
• Kerala:
  Raj Bhavan (Governor)
  Cliff House Mansion (Chief minister)
• 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)
• Odisha:
  Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar (Governor)
  Raj Bhavan, Puri (Governor, summer residence)
• 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 [edit]

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
  Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
• Chandigarh:
  Raj Bhavan, Punjab (Administrator)
• National Capital Territory of Delhi:
  Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
• Puducherry:
  Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)

 Maldives [edit]

• Muliaage (President)

Former [edit]

• Theemuge (President, formerly; now the Supreme Court of the Maldives)

 Nepal [edit]

• Narayanhity Palace (King, formerly)

 Pakistan [edit]

Federal [edit]

• Aiwan-e-Sadr (President)
• Prime Minister House

Provincial [edit]

• Balochistan:
  Governor's House
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
  Governor's House
• Punjab:
  Governor House
• Sindh:
  Flag Staff House (Governor)

 Sri Lanka [edit]

• President's House (Official Residence in Colombo of the President)
• President's Pavilion (Official Residence in Kandy of the President)
• Queen's Cottage (Country Retreat of the President)
• Temple Trees (Official Residence of the Prime Minister, currently used by the President)
• Speaker's Residence (Speaker of the Parliament)
• Visumpaya (Residence of a Cabinet Minister nominated by the President)
• General's House (Country Residence of a Cabinet Minister)

Southeast Asia [edit]

 Brunei [edit]

• Istana Nurul Iman (Sultan)

 Cambodia [edit]

• Khemarindra Palace (King)

 East Timor [edit]

• Presidential Residence (President)

 Indonesia [edit]

• Istana Negara, Jakarta (President)
• Istana Merdeka, Jakarta (President)
• Istana Wapres, Jakarta (Vice President)
• Istana Bogor, Bogor, West Java (President, retreat)
• Istana Cipanas, Cipanas, West Java (President, retreat)
• Villa Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java (President, seaside retreat)
• Istana Tampak Siring, Bali (President)
• Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta (President)

Sultanates [edit]

• Keraton Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate)
• Pura Pakualaman, Yogyakarta (Pakualaman Principality)
• Keraton Solo, Solo, Central Java (Solo Sultanate)
• Istana Mangkunegaran, Solo, Central Java (Mangkunegaran Principality)
• Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon, West Java (Cirebon Sultanate)
• Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon, West Java (Cirebon Sultanate)
• Istana Maimoon, Medan, North Sumatera (Deli Sultanate)
• Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura, Riau (Siak Sultanate)

Provincial [edit]

• Gedung Pakuan, Bandung, West Java (Governor)

Territorial [edit]

• Aceh:
  Meligoe Aceh (Governor)
• East Kalimantan:
  Lamin Etam (Governor)

 Laos [edit]

• Haw Kham Palace (President)

 Malaysia [edit]

Federal [edit]

• Istana Negara, also called National Palace (King)
• Istana Melawati (King, retreat)
• Seri Perdana (Prime Minister)
• Seri Satria (Deputy Prime Minister)

Former [edit]

• Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, (King, former official residence)

State [edit]

• Istana Iskandariah, official residence of the (Sultan of Perak)
• Istana Arau, official residence of the (Raja of Perlis)
• Istana Anak Bukit, official residence of the (Sultan of Kedah)
• Istana Bukit Serene, official residence of the (Sultan of Johor)
• Istana Maziah, official residence of the (Sultan of Terengganu)
• Istana Besar Seri Menanti, official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
• The Astana, official residence of the (Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak/Governor of Sarawak)
• Istana Negeri (State Palace), official residence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
• Istana Negeri (Kelantan), official residence of the Sultan of Kelantan

 Philippines [edit]

• Malacañan Palace, Manila (President)
• Malacañan sa Sugbo, Cebu City (President, official residence in Visayas)
• The Mansion, Baguio (President, official summer residence)
• Coconut Palace, Pasay (Vice President)

Former [edit]

• Independence House, Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit, Cavite (de facto official residence of First Philippine Republic and Republic of Biak-na-Bato)
• Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila (residence of Governor-General of the Philippines)
• Malolos Cathedral, Malolos City, Bulacan (official residence of First Philippine Republic)
• Malacañang ti Amianan (Malacañang of the North), Paoay, Ilocos Norte (former residence of the late Ferdinand Marcos; now a memorial museum)

 Singapore [edit]

• Istana Singapore (President)
• Sri Temasek (Prime Minister)

 Thailand [edit]

• 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)
• Baan Phitsanulok (Prime Minister)

Former [edit]

• 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)

 Vietnam [edit]

• Presidential Palace

Western Asia [edit]

 Armenia [edit]

• Presidential Palace, also "President House"
• #1 Government House (Prime Minister)
• President's Vacation House, by Lake Sevan (President, retreat)^[13]

 Azerbaijan [edit]

• Presidential Palace
• Presidential Apparatus

 Bahrain [edit]

• Rifa'a Palace (King)

 Cyprus [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Georgia [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Iran [edit]

Former [edit]

• Beit Rahbari Presidential Palace(Supreme Leader of Iran)

Ali Qapu (Safavid dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)

• Niavaran Palace Complex (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
• Sadabad Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; Some buildings are kept as museum and some are still used by the government)
• Marmar Palace (Marble Palace) (Pahlavi dynasty, still used by the government)
• Pearl Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, Abandoned)
• Ramsar Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)

 Iraq [edit]

• Radwaniyah Palace: (President)
• Republican Palace: (Prime Minister)

 Israel [edit]

• Beit HaNassi ("President's House") (President)
• Beit Aghion ("Aghion House") (Prime Minister)

 Jordan [edit]

• Raghdan Palace (King)
• Basman Palace (King)
• Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)

 Kuwait [edit]

• Sief Palace (Emir)
• Dar Salwa (Emir)

Former [edit]

• Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

 Lebanon [edit]

• Baabda Palace (President)
• Beiteddine Palace (President, summer retreat)
• Grand Serail ( List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon )
• Ain Al Tine Palace (Parliament Speaker)

Former [edit]

• Beiteddine Palace (Prince, formerly; kept as a museum)

 Oman [edit]

• Al Alam Royal Palace
• Bait Barka
• Hisn Al Shomoukh
• Royal Court
• Hisn Salalah
• Sohar Palace
• Qasr Mamoora
• Razat Farm

 Qatar [edit]

• Emir's Palace (Emir)

 Saudi Arabia [edit]

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

 Syria [edit]

• Presidential Palace, also called Tesheen Palace

 United Arab Emirates [edit]

• Presidential Diwan (President)

 Yemen [edit]

• Presidential Palace

Europe [edit]

 Albania [edit]

• Presidential Palace of Tirana
• Albanian parliament
• Government Palace of Albania
• Pallati i Brigadave

 Austria [edit]

• Hofburg Imperial Palace (President)
• Ballhausplatz Nr. 2 (Chancellor)

 Belarus [edit]

• Drazdy (President)^{[citation needed]}

 Belgium [edit]

• Royal Palace of Brussels (monarch)
• Château de Laeken (monarch)
• The Lambermont (Prime Minister residence)
• 16 Rue de la Loi (Prime Minister office)

 Bosnia and Herzegovina [edit]

• Presidency Building
• Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)

 Bulgaria [edit]

• The Largo (A complex of buildings including the office of the President and the Council of Ministers)
• Euxinograd (President)
• The Royal Palace (former; nowadays the National Art Gallery)
• Vrana Palace (former royal residence)

 Croatia [edit]

• Predsjednički dvori (President)
• Banski dvori (Government)

 Czech Republic [edit]

• Prague Castle (President)
• The Lány Chateau (President, summer residence)
• Kramářova Vila (Prime Minister)

 Denmark [edit]

• Gråsten Palace (monarch, summer residence)
• Amalienborg Palace (monarch, winter residence)
• Fredensborg Palace (monarch, spring and autumn residence)
• Marselisborg Palace (monarch, summer retreat)
• The Hermitage Palace (monarch)
• Sorgenfri Palace (monarch, currently being occupied by Count Christian of Rosenborg and family)
• Chancellory House (crown prince and family)
• Schackenborg Castle (younger son of the monarch and his family)
• Marienborg (Prime Minister, summer residence)

Former [edit]

• Frederiksborg Palace
• Kronborg
• Rosenborg Castle

 Estonia [edit]

• Kadriorg Administrative Building (President)
• Paslepa (President, residence)

 Finland [edit]

• Presidential Palace (President)
• Mäntyniemi, also Talludden (President)
• Kultaranta, also Gullranda (President, summer residence)
• Kesäranta, also Villa Bjälbo (Prime Minister)

Former [edit]

• Tamminiemi (President, formerly; kept as Urho Kekkonen Museum)

 France [edit]

• Palais de l'Élysée (President)
• Château de Rambouillet (President, summer residence)
• Domaine de Souzy-la-Biche (President)
• Hôtel Matignon (Prime Minister)
• Hôtel de Lassay (President of the French National Assembly)
• Petit-Luxembourg (President of the French Senate)
• Hôtel de Marigny (visiting foreign dignitaries)

Former royal residences [edit]

• Château de Blois
• Château de Chambord
• Château de Compiègne
• Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
• Louvre Palace
• Palace of Fontainebleau
• Palace of Versailles

Territorial [edit]

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

 Germany [edit]

• Schloss Bellevue (President)
• Villa Hammerschmidt (President, second residence)
• Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor)
• Palais Schaumburg (Chancellor, second residence)

Former royal residences [edit]

Brandenburg/Prussia/Imperial:

• Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam
• Cecilienhof, Potsdam
• Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
• Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin
• New Palace, Potsdam
• Sanssouci, Potsdam

Other

• Dresden Castle
• Karlsruhe Palace
• Ludwigsburg Palace
• Munich Residenz
• Oldenburg Castle
• Residenzschloss, Darmstadt
• Schwerin Castle (Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern seat)
• Veste Coburg
• Weimarer Stadtschloss

 Greece [edit]

• Presidential Mansion (President, formerly the king)
• Maximos Mansion (Prime Minister)

Former [edit]

• Palace of Dekeleia (Kings of Greece)

 Hungary [edit]

• Sándor Palace (President)

Former [edit]

• Buda Castle (King, formerly; retained as Historical Museum of Budapest and Hungarian National Gallery)

 Iceland [edit]

• Bessastaðir (President)

 Ireland [edit]

• Áras an Uachtaráin (President)
• Steward's Lodge, Farmleigh (Taoiseach)
• Farmleigh (visiting foreign dignitaries)

 Italy [edit]

• Quirinal Palace, Rome (President of the Republic, official residence; formerly the king)
• Castelporziano (President of the Republic, country residence)
• Villa Rosebery, Naples (President of the Republic, summer residence)
• Palazzo Chigi, Rome (Prime Minister of Italy)
• Villa Madama (Italian Government, International Meetings' seat)

 Latvia [edit]

• Rīgas pils (President)

 Liechtenstein [edit]

• Vaduz Castle (Prince)

 Lithuania [edit]

• Presidential Palace

Former [edit]

• Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas (President, formerly; kept as museum)
• Royal Palace of Lithuania (formerly Grand Duke)

 Luxembourg [edit]

• Grand Ducal Palace (monarch)
• Berg Castle (monarch)
• Fischbach Castle (Grand Duke Jean)

 Republic of Macedonia [edit]

• Villa Vodno

 Malta [edit]

• San Anton Palace (Official Residence of the President)
• Verdala Palace (Summer Residence of the President)

 Moldova [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Monaco [edit]

• Palais Princier de Monaco (monarch)

 Montenegro [edit]

• Presidential Palace

 Netherlands [edit]

• The Royal Palace (Official reception palace for foreign dignitaries)
• Huis ten Bosch (official residence of the Queen)
• Noordeinde Palace (official working palace of Queen)
• Soestdijk Palace (former royal residence of Queen Juliana)
• Villa Eikenhorst (official residence of Crown Prince and his family)
• Catshuis (official residence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands)

 Norway [edit]

• 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)
• Riddervolds gate 2 (Visiting foreign dignitaries)

 Poland [edit]

• Presidential Palace in Warsaw (President)
• Belweder in Warsaw (President's residence until 1994; since then kept for official government functions and visiting foreign dignitaries)
• Presidential Castle in Wisła
• Presidential Manor House in Ciechocinek
• Presidential Residence in Hel
• Presidential Residence in Lucień
• Presidential Residence in Ruda Tarnowska
• Presidential Villa in Klarysew part of Konstancin-Jeziorna

 Portugal [edit]

• Belém Palace (President of the Republic)
• Palace of São Bento (Prime Minister)
• Palace of Necessidades (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Queluz Palace (Visiting foreign officials)

Former [edit]

• Ajuda Royal Palace (official royal residence)
• Alcáçova Palace at São Jorge Castle (official royal residence)
• Alcáçova Palace at Coimbra (official royal residence)
• Necessidades Royal Palace (official royal residence)
• Ribeira Royal Palace (official royal residence)
• Queluz Royal Palace (summer residence turned official royal residence)

 Romania [edit]

• Cotroceni Palace (President)
• Vila Lac 3 (President)
• Elisabeta Palace (official residence of the former King Michael I of Romania)

 Russia [edit]

• Kremlin (President)
• Zavidovo (President)
• Novo-Ogaryovo (President)
• White house (Prime Minister)

Former [edit]

• 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 Palace (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)

 Serbia [edit]

• Novi dvor (President's office)
• Užičkoj 23 (Presidents residence)
• Beli dvor (Crown Prince)

Former [edit]

• Stari dvor (King, formerly; current City Assembly of Belgrade)

 Slovakia [edit]

• Grassalkovich Palace (President)

 Slovenia [edit]

• Government and Presidential Palace, Ljubljana

 Spain [edit]

• 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 Viana es:Palacio de Viana (Madrid) (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
• Palacio de El Pardo (visiting foreign dignitaries, former Head of State Francisco Franco's residence)

Autonomous communities [edit]

• 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)

 Sweden [edit]

Royal [edit]

• Royal Palace in Stockholm (Official residence sine 1754, but not used as such since 1981)
• Drottningholm Palace (Residence of the TM The King and Queen)
• Haga Palace (Official residence of TRH The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland)
  Palaces owned by the State, at the disposal of the King, but not in use
• Gripsholm Castle
• Rosendal Palace
• Rosersberg Palace
• Stenhammar Castle
• Strömsholm Palace
• Tullgarn Palace
• Ulriksdal Palace

Former royal residences [edit]

• Arvfurstens palats
• Kalmar Castle
• Karlberg Palace
• Nyköping Castle
• Vadstena Castle
• Wrangel Palace (Official residence 1697-1754)

Prime Ministerial [edit]

• Sager House (Official residence of the Prime Minister)
• Harpsund (Country retreat for the Prime Minister)

Gubernatorial [edit]

• Gävleborg County
  Gävle Castle (Governor)
• Halland County
  Halmstad Castle (Governor)
• Örebro County
  Örebro Castle (Governor)
• Östergötland County
  Linköping Castle (Governor)
• Skåne County
  The Residence, Malmö (Governor)
• Stockholm County
  Tessin Palace (Governor)
• Västmanland County
  Västerås Castle (Governor)
• Västra Götaland County
  The Residence, Gothenburg (Governor)
• Uppsala County
  Uppsala Castle (Governor)

 Switzerland [edit]

• Federal Palace of Switzerland, Bern
• Lohn Castle (official estate of the Swiss Federal Council)

 Turkey [edit]

• Başbakanlık Konutu (Prime Minister of Turkey)
• Çankaya Köşkü (President)
• Dolmabahçe Palace (occasionally used by the President for hosting foreign guests in Istanbul)
• Huber Köşkü Istanbul Residence of the President (President)

Former [edit]

• Topkapı Palace (Ottoman Empire, formerly; kept as museum)
• Yıldız Palace (Ottoman Empire, formerly; kept as museum)

 Ukraine [edit]

• Mariyinsky Palace (President)
• House with Chimaeras (President)
• House of the Weeping Widow (President)
• Massandra Palace (President)
• Pototsky Palace (President)

 United Kingdom [edit]

• Buckingham Palace (Official London Residence of the Monarch, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex)
• Windsor Castle (Official Residence of the Monarch)
• Holyrood Palace (Official Residence of the Monarch in Scotland)
• Hillsborough Castle (Residence of the Monarch in Northern Ireland when in region, otherwise, the Official Residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)
• Clarence House (Official Residence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall)
• Kensington Palace (Residence of the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and other members of the British Royal Family)
• St. James's Palace (Seat of the Royal Court and Senior Palace of the Sovereign, London Residence of the Princess Royal and VAdm Sir Timothy Laurence, Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy and Prince Harry of Wales)

• 10 Downing Street (Prime Minister, in his or her capacity as First Lord of the Treasury)
• 11 Downing Street (Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his capacity as Second Lord of the Treasury)
• 12 Downing Street (Government Chief Whip but currently houses the Offices of the Prime Minister)
• Chequers Court (Country Retreat of the Prime Minister)
• Carlton Gardens, St. James's (No. 1 is the Official Residence of the Foreign Secretary and No. 2 houses the Privy Council Office)
• Admiralty House (Three Ministerial Flats for use by Ministers of the Crown)
• Chevening House (Country Residence of the Foreign Secretary although it may be given by the discretion of the Prime Minister to a Cabinet Minister. Currently the Foreign Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister share Chevening House)
• Dorneywood (Country Residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by tradition given to the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
• Bute House (Official Residence of the Scottish First Minister)
• Lambeth Palace (Official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury)
• Bishopthorpe Palace (Official Residence of the Archbishop of York)
• Palace of Westminster (Grand State apartments for the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord High Chancellor)

Former [edit]

• 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)
• Nonsuch Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
• 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 to serve as the Houses of Parliament)
• Palace of Whitehall (King; destroyed in fire)

Territorial [edit]

• 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)
• Guernsey:
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Jersey :
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Isle of Man :
  Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
• Montserrat:
  Government House (Governor)
• Pitcairn Islands:
  Government House (Governor)
• Saint Helena:
  Plantation House (Governor)
  The Castle (former official residence of the Governor, now used as the Governor's office)
• Turks and Caicos Islands:
  Government House (Governor)

 Vatican City [edit]

• Apostolic Palace (Pope)
• Castel Gandolfo (Pope, retreat)

Former [edit]

• 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 [edit]

 Australia [edit]

Federal [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Admiralty House (Governor-General, Sydney residence)
• The Lodge (Prime Minister)
• Kirribilli House (Prime Minister, Sydney residence)

State [edit]

• New South Wales:
  Government House (Governor^[14]
• Queensland:
  Government House (Governor)
• South Australia:
  Government House (Governor)
• Tasmania:
  Government House (Governor)
• Victoria:
  Government House (Governor)
• Western Australia:
  Government House (Governor)

State, former [edit]

• New South Wales:
  Old Government House (Governor country residence at Parramatta (1790–1855) formerly)
  Hillview, (Governor summer residence at Sutton Forest (1882–1958), formerly)
• Queensland:
  Adelaide House, (Governor residence (1859–1862) formerly; now The Deanery of St. John's Anglican Cathedral
  Old Government House (Governor residence (1862–1909) formerly; kept as headquarters of the National Trust of Australia)
• South Australia:
  Old Government House (Governor summer residence (1860–1880), formerly)^[15]
  Marble Hill (Governor summer residence (1880–1955), formerly; destroyed in the Black Sunday Bushfire of 1955)
• Victoria
  La Trobe's Cottage (Lieutenant Governor, residence (1840–1854) formerly; kept as museum)^[16]
  Toorak House (Governor residence (1854–1874), formerly; currently being used as a church)^[17]
  Bishopscourt (Governor residence (1874–1876), formerly.)
  Stonnington Mansion (Governor residence (1901–1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)^[18]

Territorial [edit]

• Norfolk Island:
  Government House (Administrator)
• Northern Territory:
  Government House (Administrator)
• Christmas Island:
  Government House (Administrator)
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
  Government House (Administrator)

 Cook Islands [edit]

• Government House (Queen's Representative)

 Fiji [edit]

• Government House (President)

 Nauru [edit]

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

 New Zealand [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)
• Government House (Governor-General, Auckland residence)
• Premier House (Prime Minister)

Former [edit]

• Old Government House, Auckland

Territorial [edit]

• Tokelau:
  Government House (Administrator)

 Papua New Guinea [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Samoa [edit]

• Government House (Chief)

 Solomon Islands [edit]

• Government House (Governor-General)

 Tonga [edit]

• Royal Palace (King)

 Tuvalu [edit]

• Government House (Governor General)

 Vanuatu [edit]

• State House (President)

See also [edit]

• Presidential palace

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