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Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth

January 01, 1970

Main article: Government House

A Government House is any residence used by governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire. Government Houses serve as the venue for governors' official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, the term Government House is used as a metonym for the governor or his office.

While a Government House is the official residence of a viceroy or governor who represents the monarch, many Commonwealth nations now operate without the British monarch as head of state. To avoid confusion, several of these nations refer to their presidential palaces as a State House or President's House.

When King Charles III or a member of the royal family visits a Commonwealth nation, they will often stay at the Government House, which is reported in the Court Circular. This privilege is sometimes extended to other dignitaries, but usually arrangements are made for important non-royal visitors to be accommodated at hotels, or in accommodations provided by their own country's embassy or consulate.

Africa edit

 
Government House, Port Louis, Mauritius

South Africa edit

 
The Tuynhuys, in Cape Town

Americas edit

Atlantic edit

Canada edit

Main article: Government Houses in Canada
 
Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario
 
Royal and vice-regal residence at the Citadelle of Quebec

Caribbean and the West Indies edit

 
Government House of The Bahamas

South America edit

Asia edit

 
The Istana of Singapore

British Indian Empire edit

 
Rashtrapati Bhavan (former "Viceroy's House"), New Delhi
 
Raj Bhavan (former "Government House") in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
 
Rashtrapati Niwas (former "Viceregal Lodge") in Shimla (formerly Simla)

Other government residences

Middle East edit

  • Palestine, Palace of the Commissioner [he], Jerusalem

Europe edit

Ireland edit

Pre-independence, the living arrangements of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland varied according to the social calendar:

After 1922, the Viceregal Lodge served as the official residence of the first two Governors-General of the Irish Free State. The Governor of Northern Ireland resided in Hillsborough Castle, which is, since 1973, the official residence of the Northern Ireland Secretary.

Oceania edit

Australia edit

 
Government House, Canberra

New Zealand edit

South Pacific edit

See also edit

January 01, 1970
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Main article Government House This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message A Government House is any residence used by governors general governors and lieutenant governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire Government Houses serve as the venue for governors official business as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant Sometimes the term Government House is used as a metonym for the governor or his office While a Government House is the official residence of a viceroy or governor who represents the monarch many Commonwealth nations now operate without the British monarch as head of state To avoid confusion several of these nations refer to their presidential palaces as a State House or President s House When King Charles III or a member of the royal family visits a Commonwealth nation they will often stay at the Government House which is reported in the Court Circular This privilege is sometimes extended to other dignitaries but usually arrangements are made for important non royal visitors to be accommodated at hotels or in accommodations provided by their own country s embassy or consulate Contents 1 Africa 1 1 South Africa 2 Americas 2 1 Atlantic 2 2 Canada 2 3 Caribbean and the West Indies 2 4 South America 3 Asia 3 1 British Indian Empire 3 2 Middle East 4 Europe 4 1 Ireland 5 Oceania 5 1 Australia 5 2 New Zealand 5 3 South Pacific 6 See alsoAfrica edit nbsp Government House Port Louis Mauritius Bechuanaland Government House of the Bechuanaland Protectorate British East Africa Government House of Kenya Buganda Government House of the Uganda Protectorate Egypt Consul General s Residence Cairo Gambia Government House of Gambia Gold Coast Osu Castle Mauritius Government House of Mauritius Chateau de Reduit Nigeria Government House of Nigeria Northern Rhodesia Government House of Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Government House of Nyasaland Sierra Leone Government House of Sierra Leone Southern Rhodesia Government House of Southern Rhodesia Bulawayo Government House Bulawayo Sudan Government House of Sudan Tanganyika Government House of Tanganyika South Africa edit nbsp The Tuynhuys in Cape Town South Africa Government Houses of South Africa Transvaal Colony Government House Pretoria Cape Colony De Tuynhuys Cape Town Orange Free State Government House Bloemfontein Natal Government House of NatalAmericas editAtlantic edit Bermuda Government House of Bermuda Falkland Islands Government House of the Falkland Islands Saint Helena Plantation House and The Castle Canada edit Main article Government Houses in Canada nbsp Rideau Hall in Ottawa Ontario nbsp Royal and vice regal residence at the Citadelle of Quebec Canada Government Houses in Canada Ottawa Rideau Hall Quebec City Citadelle of Quebec Alberta Government House of Alberta British Columbia Government House of British Columbia Manitoba Government House of Manitoba New Brunswick Government House of New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Government House of Newfoundland amp Labrador Nova Scotia Government House of Nova Scotia Ontario demolished now uses suites in the Ontario Legislative Building Prince Edward Island Government House of Prince Edward Island Quebec demolished now uses suites in the Parliament Building Saskatchewan Government House of Saskatchewan Caribbean and the West Indies edit nbsp Government House of The Bahamas Anguilla Government House of Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Government House of Antigua amp Barbuda Bahamas Government House of The Bahamas Barbados Government House of Barbados now called the State House after the monarchy was abolished Belize Government House of British Honduras British Virgin Islands Government House of the British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Government House of the Cayman Islands Dominica Government House of Dominica Grenada Government House of Grenada Jamaica King s House Montserrat Government House of Montserrat Saint Lucia Government House of Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government House of Saint Vincent amp The Grenadines Saint Kitts and Nevis Government House of Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla Trinidad and Tobago Government House of Trinidad and Tobago Turks amp Caicos Islands Government House of Turks amp Caicos Islands South America edit Guyana Government House of British GuianaAsia edit nbsp The Istana of Singapore Burma Government House Rangoon Ceylon Queen s House Ceylon Governor s Pavilion Ceylon Queen s Cottage Hong Kong Government House of Hong Kong Malaya Carcosa and King s House Carcosa Seri Negara Maldives Government House of Maldives Singapore The Istana Singapore British Indian Empire edit nbsp Rashtrapati Bhavan former Viceroy s House New Delhi nbsp Raj Bhavan former Government House in Kolkata formerly Calcutta nbsp Rashtrapati Niwas former Viceregal Lodge in Shimla formerly Simla Residences of the Viceroy of India Viceroy s House New Delhi Government House Kolkata Viceregal Lodge Shimla Peterhoff Shimla Other government residences Belvedere Estate Kolkata Flagstaff House New Delhi official residence of the Commander in Chief of the British Indian Army Government House Darjeeling Governor s House Dhaka Lalitha Mahal Palace of the Mysore State guest house in Mysore Ajmer Merwara State Government House of Ajmer Merwara in Ajmer Assam Province Government House of Assam in Shillong Balochistan Province Government House of Balochistan in Quetta Bengal Presidency Government House of Bengal in Kolkata Bombay Presidency Government House of Bombay in Mumbai Central Provinces and Berar Government House of Central Provinces and Berar in Nagpur Coorg State Government House of Coorg in Kodagu Eastern Bengal and Assam Province Government House of Eastern Bengal and Assam in Dhaka Madras Presidency Guindy Lodge in Chennai Bihar Province Government House of Bihar in Patna Northwest Frontier Province Government House of Northwest Frontier in Peshawar Orissa Province Government House of Orissa in Cuttack Punjab Province Government House of Punjab in Lahore Sindh Province Government House of Sindh in Karachi United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Government House of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in Lucknow Middle East edit Palestine Palace of the Commissioner he JerusalemEurope editCyprus Presidential Palace Nicosia Gibraltar The Convent Guernsey Government House of Guernsey Isle of Man Government House of the Isle of Man Jersey Government House of Jersey Malta Governor s Palace San Anton Palace Ireland edit Pre independence the living arrangements of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland varied according to the social calendar The Viceregal Lodge the out of season residence of the Lord Lieutenant Phoenix Park Dublin The State Apartments Dublin Castle The Castle season residence of the Lord Lieutenant After 1922 the Viceregal Lodge served as the official residence of the first two Governors General of the Irish Free State The Governor of Northern Ireland resided in Hillsborough Castle which is since 1973 the official residence of the Northern Ireland Secretary Oceania editAustralia edit nbsp Government House Canberra Australia Government Houses of Australia Canberra Government House commonly known as Yarralumla Sydney Admiralty House New South Wales Government House of New South Wales Northern Territory Government House of Northern Territory Queensland 1st Government House of Queensland 2nd Government House of Queensland South Australia Government House of South Australia Tasmania Government House of Tasmania Victoria Government House of Victoria Western Australia Government House of Western Australia New Zealand edit New Zealand Government Houses of New Zealand Auckland Old Government House Government House of Auckland Wellington Government House of Wellington South Pacific edit Cook Islands Government House of the Cook Islands Fiji Government House of Fiji Gilbert and Ellice Islands Government House of Gilbert amp Ellice Islands Nauru Government House of Nauru Niue Government House of Niue Norfolk Island Government House of Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Government House of Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands Government House of Pitcairn Islands Solomon Islands Government House of Solomon Islands Tonga Government House of Tonga Vanuatu Government House of Vanuatu Western Samoa Government House of Western SamoaSee also editOfficial residence Government House List of British Empire related topics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth amp oldid 1215951249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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